Pentagonia (plant)
| Pentagonia | |
|---|---|
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| Pentagonia macrophylla | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Condamineeae |
| Genus: | Pentagonia Benth. |
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Species include:
and others | |
Pentagonia is a genus of about 34 species of plants in the Rubiaceae family. Pentagonia species are native to Central America and northern South America, and grow in moist tropical forests below 900m. [1]
References
- ↑ Cornejo, Xavier (July 2006). "TWO NEW SPECIES OF PENTAGONIA (RUBIACEAE-HIPPOTIDEAE) FROM ECUADOR AND PERU". Harvard Papers in Botany (Harvard University Herbaria) 11 (1): 19–24. doi:10.3100/1043-4534(2006)11[19:tnsopr]2.0.co;2. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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