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Knightia (plant)
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Knightia is a small genus of the family Proteaceae
. There are two species, K. excelsa (Rewarewa) found in New Zealand
and K. deplanchei found in New Caledonia
. The Plant List
regards the genus, including three other species (K. darlingii, K. integrifolia, K. strobilina) as 'unresolved' as there is still disagreement over the classification of the genus.
Proteaceae
Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises about 80 genera with about 1600 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae they make up the order Proteales. Well known genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea,...
. There are two species, K. excelsa (Rewarewa) found in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and K. deplanchei found in New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
. The Plant List
The Plant List
The Plant List is a list of botanical names of species of plants, available on the world wide web. It was created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden...
regards the genus, including three other species (K. darlingii, K. integrifolia, K. strobilina) as 'unresolved' as there is still disagreement over the classification of the genus.