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Pentagonia spathicalyx

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Pentagonia spathicalyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Pentagonia
Species:
P. spathicalyx
Binomial name
Pentagonia spathicalyx
K.Schum.[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pentagonia grantii Steyerm.
  • Pentagonia peruviana Standl.
  • Pentagonia velutina Standl.
  • Pentagonia woronovii Standl.
  • Watsonamra spathicalyx (K.Schum.) Kuntze

Pentagonia spathicalyx is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to western South America (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) to north Brazil.[2] It was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1889.[3]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2021). "Pentagonia spathicalyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T189176054A189176056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T189176054A189176056.en. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. ^ a b c "Pentagonia spathicalyx K.Schum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  3. ^ "Pentagonia spathicalyx K.Schum". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-03-13.