Quadribractea

Quadribractea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus: Quadribractea
Orchard
Species:
Q. moluccana
Binomial name
Quadribractea moluccana
(Blume) Orchard

Quadribractea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Quadribractea moluccana, native to the Maluku Islands and New Guinea.[1] It has an affinity with but is probably not a member of the Melanthera alliance.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Quadribractea Orchard". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ Edwards, Robert D.; Cantley, Jason T.; Chau, Marian M.; Keeley, Sterling C.; Funk, Vicki A. (2018). "Biogeography and relationships within the Melanthera alliance: A pan-tropical lineage (Compositae: Heliantheae: Ecliptinae)". Taxon. 67 (3): 552–564. doi:10.12705/673.6.