Rochefortia cuneata

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Rochefortia cuneata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Rochefortia
Species:
R. cuneata
Binomial name
Rochefortia cuneata
Sw. (1788)
Synonyms [2]
  • Rochefortia acrantha Urb. (1908)
  • Rochefortia bahamensis Britton (1907)
  • Rochefortia cuneata subsp. bahamensis(Britton) G.Klotz (1982)
  • Rochefortia ovataSw. (1788)

Rochefortia cuneata is a species of plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is shrub native to the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, and Jamaica. [2]

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Rochefortia acrantha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T33855A9815447. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33855A9815447.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Rochefortia cuneata Sw. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 31 July 2024.