Kirkia

Kirkia is a genus of plant in family Kirkiaceae. It was previously placed in family Simaroubaceae, but was transferred into Kirkiaceae, together with Pleiokirkia, because these genera produce neither quassinoids nor limonoids.

Species

Genus

PhylumAnnelida
ClassPolychaeta
OrderSabellida
FamilySabellidae

Habitatmarine

Native toAngola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 8
With media: 6
Family: Kirkiaceae
Collections: MNHN, UPS
Recorded in: Afrique Du Sud, Mozambique, Angola, Somalia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Kirkiaceae
Image: Kirkia acuminata00.jpg

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taxon name: Kirkia
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6330
Commons category: Kirkia
topic's main category: Category:Kirkia

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The genus name of Kirkia is in honour of Sir John Kirk, (1832–1922), who was a physician, naturalist, companion to explorer David Livingstone, and British administrator in Zanzibar.

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