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Carajasia

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Carajasia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Carajasia
R.M.Salas, E.L.Cabral & Dessein
Species:
C. cangae
Binomial name
Carajasia cangae
R.M.Salas, E.L.Cabral & Dessein

Carajasia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Carajasia cangae, which is found on the mountain summits of Serra dos Carajás (Pará, Brazil).[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. ^ Salas RM, Viana PL, Cabral EL, Dessein S, Janssens S (2015). "Carajasia (Rubiaceae), a new and endangered genus from Carajás mountain range, Pará, Brazil". Phytotaxa. 206 (1): 014–029. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.206.1.4.