Cibirhiza

Cibirhiza
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Cibirhiza
Bruyns

Cibirhiza is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1988.[1] It is native to central and eastern Africa and to the Arabian Peninsula.[2][3]

Species
  1. Cibirhiza albersiana Kunz, Meve & Liede - Tanzania, Zambia
  2. Cibirhiza dhofarensis P.Bruyns - Oman
  3. Cibirhiza spiculata Thulin & Goyder - E Ethiopia[4]

References

  1. Bruyns, Peter Vincent. 1988. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 45(1): 51
  2. Tropicos, genus Cibirhiza Bruyns
  3. Wildscreen Arkive, Cibirhiza (Cibirhiza spiculata)/
  4. Thulin, M., Goyder, D. and Liede-Schuman, S. (2008) Cibirhiza spiculata (Apocynaceae), a remarkable new species from eastern Ethiopia. Kew Bulletin, 63(4): 617-624.
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