Quadribractea

Quadribractea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Quadribractea moluccana, native to the Maluku Islands and New Guinea.[1] It has an affinity with but is probably not a member of the Melanthera alliance.[2]

Quadribractea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus: Quadribractea
Orchard
Species:
Q. moluccana
Binomial name
Quadribractea moluccana
(Blume) Orchard

References

  1. "Quadribractea Orchard". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. Edwards, Robert D.; Cantley, Jason T.; Chau, Marian M.; Keeley, Sterling C.; Funk, Vicki A. (2018). "Biogeography and relationships within the Melanthera alliance: A pan-tropical lineage (Compositae: Heliantheae: Ecliptinae)". Taxon. 67 (3): 552–564. doi:10.12705/673.6.


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