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Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cantua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae which is in the order Ericales. They are restricted to central South America where many species are endemics in the countries of occurrence.
Cantua | |
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Cantua buxifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Cantua J.Juss. ex Lam. |
There are currently about 12[1] recognised species including:[2][3]
Synonyms include:
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