Zuccarinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1826. The genus contains only one species, i.e. Zuccarinia macrophylla, which is endemic to western Malesia.[1]
Zuccarinia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Zuccarinia Blume |
Species: | Z. macrophylla
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Binomial name | |
Zuccarinia macrophylla |
Former speciesEdit
- Zuccarinia cordata Ridl. = Zuccarinia macrophylla Blume
- Zuccarinia ornata (Wall.) Spreng. = Jackiopsis ornata (Wall.) Ridsdale
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 10 February 2017.