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. hookeri – K. lineata – K. manika – K. plantaginea – K. platycarpa – K. rosettifolia – K. roxburghii – K. spicata – K. sumatrensis – K. wightiana – K. zeylanica

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Knoxia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 12. Reference page.

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

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 104. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chen Tao & Taylor, C.M. 2011. Knoxia. Pp. 57, 62, 184 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. efloras PDFReference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Knoxia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 12. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Knoxia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Knoxia. Published online. Accessed: 12 April 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Knoxia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 April 2022.

Vernacular names

日本語: シソノミグサ属
中文: 红芽大戟属

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