Duidania

Duidania is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Duidania montana, which is found in Guyana and southern Venezuela.[1]

Duidania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Duidania
Standl.
Species:
D. montana
Binomial name
Duidania montana

This plant is a shrub or small tree with leathery leaves and clusters of tubular yellow flowers. It grows on the tepuis of the Guiana Highlands in wet scrub and cloud forest habitat.[2]

References

  1. "Duidania in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. Duidania. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera.


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