The monotypic genus Lagenias is endemic to the Cape Province of South Africa .[1] It belongs to the tribe Exaceae of the Gentianaceae.[2]

Lagenias
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Tribe: Exaceae
Genus: Lagenias
E.Mey.
Species:
L. pusillus
Binomial name
Lagenias pusillus

Species

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  • Lagenias pusillus E. Mey.

References

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  1. ^ Kissling, Jonathan. "Taxonomy of Exochaenium and Lagenias: Two Resurrected Genera of Tribe Exaceae (Gentianaceae)". Systematic Botany. 37 (1): 238–253. doi:10.1600/036364412X616800.
  2. ^ Kissling, Jonathan; Yuan, Yong-Ming; Küpfer, Philippe; Mansion, Guilhem (2009). "The polyphyletic genus Sebaea (Gentianaceae): A step forward in understanding the morphological and karyological evolution of the Exaceae". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 53 (3): 734–748. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.025. PMID 19646540.