Schiekia | |
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Schiekia orinocensis | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Commelinales |
Family: | Haemodoraceae |
Subfamily: | Haemodoroideae |
Genus: |
Schiekia Maguire & Wurdack |
Species: | S. orinocensis
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Binomial name | |
Schiekia orinocensis Maguire & Wurdack
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Schiekia is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae, first described as a genus in 1957. [2] [3] It contains only one recognized species, Schiekia orinocensis, native to South America ( Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana). This plant grasped the minds of many scientists who tried fruitlessly to discover its purpose in the natural order. [1] [4] [5] [6]
Comparison of homologous DNA has increased the insight in the phylogenetic relationships between the genera in the Haemodoroideae subfamily. The following trees represent those insights. [7]
subfamily Haemodoroideae | |
Schiekia | |
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Schiekia orinocensis | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Commelinales |
Family: | Haemodoraceae |
Subfamily: | Haemodoroideae |
Genus: |
Schiekia Maguire & Wurdack |
Species: | S. orinocensis
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Binomial name | |
Schiekia orinocensis Maguire & Wurdack
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Schiekia is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae, first described as a genus in 1957. [2] [3] It contains only one recognized species, Schiekia orinocensis, native to South America ( Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana). This plant grasped the minds of many scientists who tried fruitlessly to discover its purpose in the natural order. [1] [4] [5] [6]
Comparison of homologous DNA has increased the insight in the phylogenetic relationships between the genera in the Haemodoroideae subfamily. The following trees represent those insights. [7]
subfamily Haemodoroideae | |