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Oncostemum

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Oncostemum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Oncostemum
A.Juss.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Oncostemon Spach

Oncostemum are a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae, native to the Comoros and Madagascar.[2] The Mascarene Islands endemic genus Badula appears to nest inside Oncostemum.[3]

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 19: 133 (1830)
  2. ^ a b c "Oncostemum A.Juss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ Strijk, Joeri S.; Bone, Ruth E.; Thébaud, Christophe; Buerki, Sven; Fritsch, Peter W.; Hodkinson, Trevor R.; Strasberg, Dominique (2014). "Timing and tempo of evolutionary diversification in a biodiversity hotspot: Primulaceae on Indian Ocean islands". Journal of Biogeography. 41 (4): 810–822. Bibcode:2014JBiog..41..810S. doi:10.1111/jbi.12259.