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Clarkella

Clarkella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Clarkella nana, which is native to India, China, Uttarakhand, the Western Himalayas, Burma and Thailand.

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Clarkella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Clarkelleae
Genus: Clarkella
Hook.f.
Species:
C. nana
Binomial name
Clarkella nana
(Edgew.) Hook.f.
Synonyms
  • Clarkella nana var. siamensis (Craib) Fukuoka & N.Kurosaki
  • Clarkella siamensis Craib
  • Ophiorrhiza nana Edgew.
  • Ophiorrhiza pellucida H.Lév.

Clarkella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.1 The genus contains only one species, viz. Clarkella nana, which is native to India, China, Uttarakhand, the Western Himalayas, Burma and Thailand.23

References

References

  1. Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1880. Flora of British India 3(7): 46.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Clarkella
  3. Craib, William Grant. 1931. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1931: 216, Clarkella siamensis from Thailand