Strangea stenocarpoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Strangea |
Species: | S. stenocarpoides |
Binomial name | |
Strangea stenocarpoides | |
Strangea stenocarpoides is a shrub of the family Proteaceae native to Western Australia. [1]
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