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Ferdinandusa
Ferdinandusa elliptica
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Ferdinandusa

Synonyms[1]
    • Ferdinandea Pohl
  • Aspidanthera Benth.
  • Gomphosia Wedd.

Ferdinandusa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to the American tropics.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was initially named Ferdinandea by Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl (but that name was an illegitimate homonym[2]) who placed it in the family Bignoniaceae.[3]

Species

Species include:[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  2. ^ The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 10 July 2015
  3. ^ Plantarum Brasiliae icones et descriptiones hactenus ineditae (text only), vol. 2, Vienna: Antonius Strauss, p. 8 Plate 106, plate 107, plate 108
  4. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved July 9, 2015.