Planaltina lanigera is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub native to northern, west-central, and southeastern Brazil, ranging from Tocantins to Minas Gerais states.[1]

Planaltina lanigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Planaltina
Species:
P. lanigera
Binomial name
Planaltina lanigera
(DC.) R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral (2010)
Synonyms[1]
  • Diodia lanigera Pohl ex DC. (1830), not validly publ.
  • Staelia lanigera (DC.) K.Schum. (1888)
  • Tessiera lanigera DC. in Prodr. 4: 574 (1830) (basionym)

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