Biology:Clidemia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
Clidemia | |
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Clidemia hirta | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Clidemia D.Don |
Type species | |
Clidemia neglecta D.Don
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Clidemia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. It contains about 450 species, the best known being C. hirta (soapbush, or Koster's curse). The generic name honours Ancient Greece author Cleidemus.[1]
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References
- ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. I A-C. CRC Press. p. 562. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=esMPU5DHEGgC&.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5132468 entry