Pentas
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Gentianales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Knoxieae
Genus: Pentas
Sectio: P. sect. Hirtistylus –
P. sect. Monomorphi –
P. sect. Papillopilosa –
P. sect. Pentas
Species: P. angustifolia –
P. arvensis –
P. caffensis –
P. cleistostoma –
P. glabrescens –
P. herbacea –
P. lanceolata –
P. micrantha –
P. nervosa –
P. pauciflora –
P. pubiflora –
P. purpurea –
P. purseglovei –
P. suswaensis –
P. tibestica –
P. zanzibarica
Name
[edit]Pentas Benth., Bot. Mag. 70: t. 4086. (1844)
- Type species: P. carnea Benth. = P. lanceolata
(Forssk.) Deflers, Voy. Yemen: 142. (1889)
Synonyms
[edit]- Replaced synonym
- Neurocarpaea R.Br. ex Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 438. (1898), nom. superfl.
- Heterotypic
- Orthostemma Wall. ex Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 384. (1845)
- Vignaldia A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 357. (1848)
References
[edit]- Bentham, G. 1844. Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed 70: t. 4086.
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Pentas in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb. 23. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2020. Pentas. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 23 2020.
- Kårehed, J. & Bremer, B. 2007. The systematics of Knoxieae (Rubiaceae) — molecular data and their taxonomic consequences. Taxon 56(4): 1051–1076. DOI: 10.2307/25065904 JSTOR PDF. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2020. Pentas. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb. 2020.
