Biology:Aragoa
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Aragoa | |
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| Aragoa cupressina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Tribe: | Plantagineae |
| Genus: | Aragoa Kunth |
Aragoa is a genus of woody perennials native to the páramo of Colombia and north-western Venezuela. It classified as the sister taxon to Littorella and Plantago, all of which are now classified in the family Plantaginaceae.[1][2] It is found at altitudes above about 3000 m.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ronald K. Hoggard; Paul J. Kores; Mia Molvray; Gloria D. Hoggard; David A. Broughton (2003). "Molecular systematics and biogeography of the amphibious genus Littorella (Plantaginaceae)". American Journal of Botany 90 (3): 429–435. doi:10.3732/ajb.90.3.429. PMID 21659136.
- ↑ Bello, M. A.; Chase, M. W.; Olmstead, R. G.; Rønsted, N.; Albach, D. (2002). "The Paramo Endemic Aragoa Is the Sister Genus of Plantago (Plantaginaceae; Lamiales): Evidence from Plastid rbcL and Nuclear Ribosomal ITS Sequence Data". Kew Bulletin 57 (3): 585–597. doi:10.2307/4110987.
Wikidata ☰ Q4783723 entry
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