Kania (plant)
Kania is a genus of evergreen shrubs in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1914.[1][2] The entire genus is native to New Guinea and the Philippines.[3]
| Kania | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Kanieae |
| Genus: | Kania Schltr. |
Species[3]
- Kania eugenioides Schltr. - New Guinea
- Kania hirsutula (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott - New Guinea
- Kania microphylla (Quisumb. & Merr.) Peter G.Wilson - Philippines
- Kania nettotensis A.J.Scott - W New Guinea
- Kania platyphylla A.J.Scott - W New Guinea
- Kania urdanetensis (Elmer) Peter G.Wilson - Mindanao
References
- Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf. 1914. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 52: 119-120 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German; line drawing as illustration
- Tropicos, Kania Schltr.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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