Gunnessia
Gunnessia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe: | Marsdenieae |
Genus: | Gunnessia P.I.Forst. |
Species: | G. pepo
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Binomial name | |
Gunnessia pepo |
Gunnessia is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1990.[1] It contains only one known species, Gunnessia pepo endemic to the State of Queensland in Australia.[2]
Altitudinal range from near sea level to 100 m. Grows in vine thicket, monsoon forest and rain forest.
References[]
- ^ Forster, Paul Irwin. 1990. Austrobaileya 3(2): 282
- ^ The Plant List
Categories:
- Asclepiadoideae
- Flora of Queensland
- Monotypic Apocynaceae genera
- Taxa named by Paul Irwin Forster