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Kerbera

Kerbera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first established in 1885. It contains only one known species, Kerbera eichleri, endemic to Brazil.

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Kerbera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Kerbera
E.Fourn.
Species:
K. eichleri
Binomial name
Kerbera eichleri
E.Fourn.
Synonyms1
  • Melinia eichleri (E.Fourn.) K.Schum.

Kerbera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first established in 1885.23 It contains only one known species, Kerbera eichleri, endemic to Brazil (the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro).14

Some sources treat Kerbera as a synonym of Melinia,5 which may in turn treated as a synonym of Philibertia.6

References

References

  1. "Kerbera eichleri E.Fourn." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  2. "Kerbera E.Fourn." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  3. Fournier, Eugène Pierre Nicolas. 1885. in Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von (ed), Flora Brasiliensis 6(4): 290 in Latin
  4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Gen. Kerbera E. Fourn." Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  6. "Melinia Decne." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-25.