Vegaea

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Vegaea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Vegaea
Urb. (1913) [1]
Species:
V. pungens
Binomial name
Vegaea pungens
Urb. (1913) [2]

Vegaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae. [1] It contains a single species, Vegaea pungens, a shrub endemic to the Dominican Republic. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Vegaea Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Vegaea pungens Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2023.