Cibirhiza
Appearance
Cibirhiza | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe: | Fockeeae |
Genus: | Cibirhiza Bruyns |
Cibirhiza is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1988.[1] It is native to central and eastern Africa and to the Arabian Peninsula.[2][3]
- Species
- Cibirhiza albersiana Kunz, Meve & Liede - Tanzania, Zambia
- Cibirhiza dhofarensis P.Bruyns - Oman
- Cibirhiza spiculata Thulin & Goyder - E Ethiopia[4]
References
- ^ Bruyns, Peter Vincent. 1988. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 45(1): 51
- ^ Tropicos, genus Cibirhiza Bruyns
- ^ Wildscreen Arkive, Cibirhiza (Cibirhiza spiculata) Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine/
- ^ Thulin, M., Goyder, D. and Liede-Schuman, S. (2008) Cibirhiza spiculata (Apocynaceae), a remarkable new species from eastern Ethiopia. Kew Bulletin, 63(4): 617-624.