Biology:Kanapia

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Short description: Genus of plants

Kanapia
Kanapia.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
Genus: Kanapia
Arriola & Alejandro
Type species
Kanapia monstrosa
(A.Rich.) Arriola & Alejandro

Kanapia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is endemic to the Philippines . It was described when two former Canthium species were transferred to this new genus.[1]

Species

  • Kanapia monstrosa (A.Rich.) Arriola & Alejandro
  • Kanapia wenzelii (Merr.) Arriola, Paraguison & Alejandro

References

  1. "Kanapia (Vanguerieae): a new endemic genus of Philippine Rubiaceae". Plant Systematics and Evolution 302 (7): 911–920. 2016. doi:10.1007/s00606-016-1307-5. 

Wikidata ☰ Q28185133 entry