Cantua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae which is in the order Ericales. They are restricted to central South America where many species are endemics in the countries of occurrence.

Cantua
Cantua buxifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Cantua
J.Juss. ex Lam.

There are currently about 12[1] recognised species including:[2][3]

Synonyms include:

  • Huthia Brand
  • Periphragmos Ruiz & Pav.
  • Tunaria Kuntze

References

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  1. ^ Porter, J. Mark and L. Alan Prather (2008). "Cantua dendritica (Polemoniaceae), a new species from Peru, and two new Cantua names" (PDF). Aliso. 25. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden: 31–35. doi:10.5642/aliso.20082501.03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  2. ^ Monfils, Anna K. and L. Alan Prather (2010). "'Phylogeny of Cantua (Polemoniaceae): Evidence from Chloroplast and Nuclear DNA Sequence Data". Systematic Botany. 35 (4). The American Society of Plant Taxonomists: 877–884. doi:10.1600/036364410X539925.
  3. ^ Plant Systematics - Cantua