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Cantua

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Cantua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae which is in the order Ericales. They are restricted to central South America where many species are endemics in the countries of occurrence.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Cantua is referenced by 10 other articles, and connects out to South America, Peru and Bolivia.

It sits within the topics Polemoniaceae and Polemoniaceae genera.

Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderEricales
  5. FamilyPolemoniaceae
Native toBolivia, Brazil South, Chile North, Ecuador, Peru
Observations recorded1,867

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
99
With media
26
Family
Polemoniaceae
Collections
BRY, RSA, SBBG, NY, UCR, MEL
Recorded in
United States, Ecuador, Australia, Peru, Paraguay

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Polemoniaceae
Image
Cantua (Cantua buxifolia).JPG
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taxon common name
魔力花属
taxon name
Cantua
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Cantua
topic's main category
Category:Cantua
different from
Cantois
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Cantua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae which is in the order Ericales. They are restricted to central South America where many species are endemics in the countries of occurrence.

There are currently about 12 recognised species including: Cantua bicolor Lem., native to Bolivia and Peru Cantua buxifolia Juss. ex Lam., native to Bolivia Cantua candelilla Brand Cantua cuzcoensis Infantes Cantua dendritica J.M.Porter & Prather Cantua flexuosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Cantua mediamnis J.M.Porter & Prather Cantua pyrifolia Juss. ex Lam. Cantua quercifolia Juss. Cantua volcanica J.M.Porter & Prather

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cantua” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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