Clidemia
Clidemia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. It contains about 450 species, the best known being C. hirta (soapbush, or Koster's curse). The generic name honours Ancient Greek author Cleidemus.[1]
Clidemia | |
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Clidemia hirta | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Clidemia D.Don |
Type species | |
Clidemia neglecta D.Don | |
Species | |
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Species
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References
- Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. I A-C. CRC Press. p. 562. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.
External links
- Media related to Clidemia at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Clidemia at Wikispecies
- PlantSystematics.org: Phylogeny and images of Clidemia species
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