Cruckshanksia
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
Tribe: | Coussareeae |
Genus: | Cruckshanksia Hook. & Arn. |
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Cruckshanksia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in Argentina and Chile.[1]
There are seven species in the genus. They are herbs and shrubs that grow in the Atacama Desert and the Andes. They have yellow or pink flower corollas and white or colored petal-like sepals. is an annual species that grows in dry regions and only appears after rare rain events; it is generally seen every three to five years during El Niño.[2]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cruckshanksia. |
- ^ "Cruckshanksia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Cruckshanksia. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.
Categories:
- Rubiaceae genera
- Coussareeae
- Rubioideae stubs