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Picardaea

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Picardaea
Picardaea haitiensis in the wild.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Dialypetalantheae
Genus: Picardaea
Urb.
Species:
P. haitiensis
Binomial name
Picardaea haitiensis
Urb.

Picardaea is a genus of plant in the family Rubiaceae. Picardaea haitiensis is the only member of this genus and endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean.[1] It is listed as endangered in the red list of the Dominican Republic[2] but is not currently assessed by the IUCN.

References

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  1. ^ LA Flora De La Espanola, Volume 7. La flora de la Española · Issue 28 of Serie científica. Alain Henri Liogier. Publisher, Fernand Lanore, 1995.
  2. ^ Lista roja de la flora vascular en República Dominicana (2016). República Dominicana. Ministerio de Educación Superior Ciencia y Tecnología.Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. : Ministerio de Educación Superior Ciencia y Tecnología. Jardin Botánico DR. Rafael Ma. Moscoso.