Biology:Fittingia

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Short description: Genus of Primulaceae plants

Fittingia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Fittingia
Mez[1]
Species

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Fittingia is a genus of flowering plants in the primrose family Primulaceae, with all species native to New Guinea. They are shrubs or small trees typically found in the understory.[2]

Species

Currently accepted species include:

  • Fittingia carnosifolia Sleumer
  • Fittingia conferta (S.Moore) Sleumer
  • Fittingia grandiflora C.M.Hu
  • Fittingia headsiana Takeuchi
  • Fittingia mariae B.C.Stone
  • Fittingia paniculata Takeuchi
  • Fittingia tuberculata Sleumer
  • Fittingia tubiflora Mez
  • Fittingia urceolata Mez

References

  1. Bot. Arch. 1: 105 (1922)
  2. Takeuchi, W. (2010). "A New Addition to the Endemic Genus Fittingia (Myrsinaceae) of New Guinea: F. headsiana from the Southern Limestone, with a Synoptical Key to the Species". Harvard Papers in Botany 15: 37–40. doi:10.3100/025.015.0117. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2918372 entry