Knoxia

Knoxia sumatrensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Knoxieae
Genus: Knoxia
Species: K. congesta – K. hedyotoidea – K. lineata – K. manika – K. plantaginea – K. platycarpa – K. roxburghii – K. spicata – K. sumatrensis – K. wightiana – K. zeylanica

Name

Knoxia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 104. (1753)

• Type species: Knoxia zeylanica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 104. (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Vissadali Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 145 (1763)
  • Cuncea Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 135 (1825)
  • Dentillaria Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 280 (1891)
  • Baumannia K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 455 (1897), nom. illeg.
  • Neobaumannia Hutch. & Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 132 (1931)
  • Afroknoxia Verdc., Kew Bull. 36: 493 (1981)

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 104.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Knoxia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Knoxia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 24 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Knoxia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 24.

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