Sebaea | |
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Sabaea exacoides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Gentianaceae |
Tribe: | Exaceae |
Genus: |
Sebaea Sol. ex R.Br. |
Species | |
See text |
Sebaea is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. [1] Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. [1] [2] The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: Exochaenium, Klackenbergia, Lagenias and Sebaea s.str.. [1] [3] [4] Synapomorphies for Sebaea s.str. include the presence of extra stigma along the style [5] (called diplostigmaty [6] [7]) and the shape of the testa cells of the seeds. [1]
The name honors Albertus Seba (1665–1736), a Dutch pharmacist, zoologist and collector. [8]
Species include (non exhaustive list):
Sebaea | |
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Sabaea exacoides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Gentianaceae |
Tribe: | Exaceae |
Genus: |
Sebaea Sol. ex R.Br. |
Species | |
See text |
Sebaea is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. [1] Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. [1] [2] The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: Exochaenium, Klackenbergia, Lagenias and Sebaea s.str.. [1] [3] [4] Synapomorphies for Sebaea s.str. include the presence of extra stigma along the style [5] (called diplostigmaty [6] [7]) and the shape of the testa cells of the seeds. [1]
The name honors Albertus Seba (1665–1736), a Dutch pharmacist, zoologist and collector. [8]
Species include (non exhaustive list):