Kraussia
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Kraussia is a flowering plant
genus
in the family Rubiaceae
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Species
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the family Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
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Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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- Kraussia socotranaKraussia socotranaKraussia socotrana is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.-Source:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Bridson - Kraussia speciosaKraussia speciosaKraussia speciosa is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.-Source:* Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
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