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Fernelia
Sign in to saveFernelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is endemic to the Mascarene Islands.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
Native toMauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 42
- With media
- 21
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Collections
- MO, MNHN, K
- Recorded in
- Madagascar
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Fernelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is endemic to the Mascarene Islands.
==Taxonomy== It was validly published by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1788 based on previous work by Philibert Commerson. Fernelia was identified as the sister group to the genus Ramosmania ===Species=== Fernelia buxifolia Fernelia decipiens Fernelia obovata Fernelia pedunculata
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