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Kerbera

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Kerbera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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.
Synonyms[1]
  • Melinia eichleri (E.Fourn.) K.Schum.

Kerbera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first established in 1885.[2][3] It contains only one known species, Kerbera eichleri, endemic to Brazil (the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro).[1][4]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.