Emmeorhiza is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Emmeorhiza umbellata, which is found from northern Trinidad to tropical South America.[1]
Emmeorhiza | |
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Emmeorhiza umbellata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
Tribe: | Spermacoceae |
Genus: | Emmeorhiza Pohl ex Endl. |
Species: | E. umbellata
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Binomial name | |
Emmeorhiza umbellata | |
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References
edit- ^ "Emmeorhiza in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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