Cruckshanksia

Cruckshanksia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in Argentina and Chile.[1]

Cruckshanksia
Cruckshanksia montiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Coussareeae
Genus: Cruckshanksia
Hook. & Arn.
Type species
Cruckshanksia hymenodon
Synonyms
  • Rotheria Meyen

There are 7 species in the genus. They are herbs and shrubs that grow in the Atacama Desert and the Andes. They have yellow or pink flower corollas and white or colored petal-like sepals. Cruckshanksia pumila is an annual species that grows in dry regions and only appears after rare rain events; it is generally seen every 3 to 5 years during El Niño.[2]

Species
  • Cruckshanksia hymenodon Hook. & Arn.
  • Cruckshanksia lithiophila Ricardi
  • Cruckshanksia macrantha Phil.
  • Cruckshanksia montiana Clos
  • Cruckshanksia palmae Clos
  • Cruckshanksia pumila Clos
  • Cruckshanksia verticillata Phil.

References
  1. "Cruckshanksia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. Cruckshanksia. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.


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