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Genus of plants For the crustacean genus, see Kraussia (crab).

Kraussia
Kraussia floribunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Octotropideae
Genus: Kraussia
Harv.
Synonyms
  • Rhabdostigma Hook.f.

Kraussia is a flowering plant genus in the family Rubiaceae. Apart from a species in Socotra, they are native to continental Africa. The type was described from a plant collected by Dr. F. Krauss near Durban. It is differentiated from Tricalysia and Empogona by the ovule arrangement inside the ovary cells. The genus contains between 4 and 10 species, including:

References

  1. "Kraussia Harv". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. Bridson, Diane M. (1995). "A new Kraussia from Socotra". Kew Bulletin. 50 (4): 773–776. doi:10.2307/4110238. JSTOR 4110238.
  3. ^ Bullock, A. A. (1931). "The Genus Kraussia". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens, Kew). 1931 (5): 254–257. doi:10.2307/4102485. JSTOR 4102485.
  4. ThePlantList (2010). "Kraussia".
  5. "!Kraussia Harv". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

Data related to Kraussia (Rubiaceae) at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers
Kraussia
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