Benkara

Benkara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Gardenieae
Genus: Benkara
Adans.

Benkara is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It is found in Tropical and Subtropical Asia. It was described by Michel Adanson in 1763.

Species

  • Benkara armigera (K.Schum.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara canthioides (Champ. ex Benth.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara depauperata (Drake) Ridsdale
  • Benkara emanuelssoniana (Lour.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara esculenta (Lour.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara evenosa (Hutch.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara fasciculata (Roxb.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara forrestii (J.Anthony) Ridsdale
  • Benkara griffithii (Hook.f.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara hoaensis (Pierre ex Pit.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara malabarica (Lam.) Tirveng
  • Benkara microcarpa (Bartl. ex DC.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara miquelii (Koord. & Valeton) Ridsdale
  • Benkara ovoidea (Pierre ex Pit.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara parviflora (King & Gamble) Ridsdale
  • Benkara pierrei (Pit.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara rectispina (Merr.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara scandens (Thunb.) Ridsdale
  • Benkara sinensis (Lour.) Ridsdale

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