Pentagonia (plant)

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Pentagonia
IMG 5501-Pentagonia macrophylla.jpg
Pentagonia macrophylla
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Genus: Pentagonia
Benth.[1]
Species

See text.

Pentagonia is a genus of over 40 species of plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] Pentagonia species are native to Central America and northern South America, and grow in moist tropical forests below 900m.[2] The genus was first described by George Bentham in 1845.[3]

Species

As of April 2021, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pentagonia Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  2. ^ Cornejo, Xavier (July 2006). "Two New Species of Pentagonia (Rubiaceae-Hippotideae) from Ecuador and Peru". Harvard Papers in Botany. Harvard University Herbaria. 11 (1): 19–24. doi:10.3100/1043-4534(2006)11[19:tnsopr]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 41761837.
  3. ^ "Pentagonia Benth". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-03-12.

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