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Ixianthes

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Ixianthes
Ixianthes retzioides, flower
Ixianthes retzioides, flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Stilbaceae
Genus: Ixianthes
Benth.
Species:
I. retzioides
Binomial name
Ixianthes retzioides
Benth.

Ixianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus in 1836.[1][2]

There is only one known species, Ixianthes retzioides, native to Western Cape Province in South Africa.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Bentham, George 1836. Companion to the Botanical Magazine. London 2: 53-54.
  2. ^ a b Tropicos, Ixianthes Benth. descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
  3. ^ The Plant List, Ixianthes retzioides Benth.
  4. ^ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).