Tiganophytaceae
Tiganophytaceae is a family in the plant order Brassicales, consisting of the sole monotypic genus, Tiganophyton, represented by Tiganophyton karasense. The family is endemic to Namibia, occurring in the arid Karas Region of southern Namibia.[1]
| Tiganophytaceae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Tiganophytaceae Swanepoel, F.Forest & A.E.van Wyk[1] |
| Genus: | Tiganophyton Swanepoel, F.Forest & A.E.van Wyk |
| Species: | T. karasense |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiganophyton karasense Swanepoel, F.Forest & A.E.van Wyk | |
References
- Swanepoel, Wessel; Chase, Mark Wayne; Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Maurin, Olivier; Forest, Félix; van Wyk, Abraham E. (2020-04-20). "From the frying pan: an unusual dwarf shrub from Namibia turns out to be a new brassicalean family". Phytotaxa. 439 (3): 171–185. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.439.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.
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