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Castrila

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Castrila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Rubieae
Genus: Castrila
Blanca, S.Ben-Menni, H.Blanca, Cueto, J.Fuentes, Ortega Oliv. & Suár.-Sant.
Species:
C. latens
Binomial name
Castrila latens
Blanca, S.Ben-Menni, H.Blanca, Cueto, J.Fuentes, Ortega Oliv. & Suár.-Sant.

Castrila is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family described in 2024.[1] The genus contains only one species, viz. Castrila latens, which is endemic to south-eastern Spain.

References

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  1. ^ Blanca G, Schuler S, Blanca H, Cueto M, Fuentes J, Ortega-Olivencia A, Suarez-Santiago VN (2024). "A new plant genus and species from south-eastern Spain: Castrila latens (Rubieae, Rubiaceae)". Taxon. 73 (4): 1001–1015. doi:10.1002/tax.13181. hdl:10481/93453.