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Schultesia (plant)

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Schultesia
Schultesia crenuliflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Schultesia
Mart. (1827), nom. cons.
Species[1]

16, see text

Synonyms[1]

Reichertia H.Karst. (1848)

Schultesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae. It includes 16 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico and the Caribbean to northeastern Argentina, and to west tropical Africa from Senegal to Sierra Leone and Chad.[1]

Species

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16 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Schultesia Mart. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 July 2024.