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Larsenaikia, a new genus of the Rubiaceae from Australia
Author(s) -
Tirvengadum D. D.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1993.tb00034.x
Subject(s) - biology , rubiaceae , sensu stricto , sensu , genus , tribe , botany , affinities , gardenia , zoology , ecology , medicine , biochemistry , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , pathology , sociology , anthropology
A new genus, Larsenaikia , (tribe Gardenieae, sensu stricto) is described on material from Queensland and the Northern Territory for three endemic Australian species of Gardenia , recently transferred to Kailarsenia . Description and affinities of the new genus and Kailarsenia , as well as distribution map and illustrations are given. Keys to the species of both Larsenaikia and Kailarsenia are provided. Larsenaikia has three species confined to tropical Australia; Kailarsenia with six to seven species has a wider distribution in tropical Asia.