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Exochaenium
Sign in to saveThe genus Exochaenium (23 species) is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, with species occurring in most tropical and sub-tropical regions of the continent, particularly on the Katanga plateau (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia), with many extending to the Sudano-Zambesian and Guineo-Congolian regions. The genus is monophyletic and is used to study the variation and evolution of herkogamy.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyGentianaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Collections
- MO, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Gabon, Zambia, Uganda, South Africa
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