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Kanahia

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Kanahia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Africa and to the Arabian Peninsula.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyApocynaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
9
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9
Family
Apocynaceae
Collections
NY, MNHN, BG
Recorded in
Sudan, Japan, ErythréE

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Naturalis Biodiversity Center - L.2727596 - Kanahia consimilis N.E.Br. - Asclepiadaceae - Plant type specimen.jpeg
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Kanahia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Africa and to the Arabian Peninsula. Species Kanahia carlsbergiana D.V.Field, Friis & M.G.Gilbert - Bale Region of Ethiopia Kanahia delilii Kotschy ex Decne. - Mount Aquaro in Ethiopia Kanahia forskalii Decne. - Yemen Kanahia laniflora (Forssk.) R.Br. 1810 not G.Don 1837 nor K.Schum. 1895 - Arabia, Sudan, Ethiopia Kanahia monroi S.Moore - Zimbabwe

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