| Kashmiria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Kashmiria D.Y.Hong (1980) |
| Species: | K. himalaica |
| Binomial name | |
| Kashmiria himalaica (Hook.f.) D.Y.Hong | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Kashmiria himalaica is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kashmiria. It is native to the Western Himalaya. [2]
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