Quadribractea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Quadribractea moluccana, native to the Maluku Islands and New Guinea.[1] It has an affinity with but is probably not a member of the Melanthera alliance.[2]
| Quadribractea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Ecliptinae |
| Genus: | Quadribractea Orchard |
| Species: | Q. moluccana
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| Binomial name | |
| Quadribractea moluccana (Blume) Orchard
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References
edit- ^ "Quadribractea Orchard". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Edwards, Robert D.; Cantley, Jason T.; Chau, Marian M.; Keeley, Sterling C.; Funk, Vicki A. (2018). "Biogeography and relationships within the Melanthera alliance: A pan-tropical lineage (Compositae: Heliantheae: Ecliptinae)". Taxon. 67 (3): 552–564. doi:10.12705/673.6.
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