Crossopteryx
Appearance
Crossopteryx | |
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Crossopteryx febrifuga - Northern Transvaal, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Crossopterygeae |
Genus: | Crossopteryx Fenzl |
Species: | C. febrifuga
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Binomial name | |
Crossopteryx febrifuga | |
Synonyms | |
Crossopteryx is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Crossopteryx febrifuga, which is found in tropical and southern Africa.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Crossopteryx in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 17 June 2014.
External links
[edit]- Crossopteryx in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Crossopteryx". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.