Deccania (Rubiaceae)

Deccania pubescens var. candolleana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Gardenieae
Genus: Deccania
Species: D. pubescens

Name

Deccania Tirveng., Nordic J. Bot. 3(4): 456. (1983)

• monotypic taxon
• Type species: Deccania pubescens (Roth) Tirveng.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Tirvengadum, D.D. 1983. New taxa and name changes in tropical Asiatic Rubiaceae. Nordic Journal of Botany 3(4): 455–469. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1983.tb01453.x Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Deccania in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Deccania. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 29 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Deccania. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Feb. 2020.

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