Biology:Kelloggia

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Short description: Genus of plants

Kelloggia
Kelloggia galioides.jpg
Kelloggia galioides
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Rubieae
Genus: Kelloggia
Torr. ex Benth. & Hook.f.[1]
Species

See text.

Kelloggia is a plant genus in the bedstraw and madder family, Rubiaceae. Its two species have a discontinuous distribution;[2] one species is native to Bhutan and China (Sichuan and Yunnan), the other to the western United States.

Species

(As of March 2023), Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2]

  • Kelloggia chinensis Franch. – Bhutan and China (Sichuan and Yunnan)[3]
  • Kelloggia galioides Torr. – western United States[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3752324 entry