Picardaea
Picardaea is a genus of plant in the family Rubiaceae. Picardaea haitiensis is the only member of this genus and endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean.[1] It is listed as endangered in the red list of the Dominican Republic[2] but is not currently assessed by the IUCN.
| Picardaea | |
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| Picardaea haitiensis in the wild. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Dialypetalantheae |
| Genus: | Picardaea Urb. |
| Species: | P. haitiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Picardaea haitiensis Urb. | |
References
- LA Flora De La Espanola, Volume 7. La flora de la Española · Issue 28 of Serie científica. Alain Henri Liogier. Publisher, Fernand Lanore, 1995.
- Lista roja de la flora vascular en República Dominicana (2016). República Dominicana. Ministerio de Educación Superior Ciencia y Tecnología.Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. : Ministerio de Educación Superior Ciencia y Tecnología. Jardin Botánico DR. Rafael Ma. Moscoso.
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