Biology:Tarenna

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Short description: Genus of plants

Tarenna
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Tarenna nilagirica
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Pavetteae
Genus: Tarenna
Gaertn.
Synonyms
  • Webera Wahlenbergia
  • Chomelia Bonatia
  • Schltr. & K.Krause Pierre ex A.Chev.
  • L. Schreb.
  • Cupi Canthiopsis
  • Adans. Blume
  • Camptophytum Seem.
  • W.Hunter Flemingia

Tarenna is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are about 192 species distributed across the tropical world, from Africa, Asia, Australia to the Pacific Islands.[1] They are shrubs or trees with oppositely arranged leaves and terminal arrays of whitish, greenish, or yellowish flowers.[2]

Selected species

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References

  1. POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org. 
  2. Tarenna. Flora of China.

Wikidata ☰ Q7685791 entry