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Ecua

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Ecua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Echiteae
Genus: Ecua
D.J.Middleton
Species:
E. moluccensis
Binomial name
Ecua moluccensis
D.J.Middleton

Ecua is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1996. It contains only one known species, Ecua moluccensis, endemic to Maluku Province in eastern Indonesia.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Middleton, D.J. (2007). Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae). Flora Malesiana 18: 1-474. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.