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Timonius
Sign in to saveTimonius is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It includes 259 species, which range from the Seychelles and Sri Lanka to Indochina, Malesia, Papuasia, northern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. The genus' greatest centre of species diversity is New Guinea, with 86 native species. It is the second most speciose genus in the family Rubiaceae in Papua New Guinea, containing about 80 species known to science.
Species
Timonius
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,702
- With media
- 1,500
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Collections
- BRIT, CAS, MICH, UTEP
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia
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- 梯木属
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Timonius is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It includes 259 species, which range from the Seychelles and Sri Lanka to Indochina, Malesia, Papuasia, northern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. The genus' greatest centre of species diversity is New Guinea, with 86 native species. It is the second most speciose genus in the family Rubiaceae in Papua New Guinea, containing about 80 species known to science.
==Species==
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