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| Kingdonia uniflora A.S.Foster ex Airy Shaw (1964) |
Kingdonia uniflora is a species of perennial herbs native to China. The plants have one leaf and a short (0.1 m) flower stalk with a small (8 mm) flower.[1]
It grows at high elevations in West and North China.[1]
Classification
Kingdonia is classified as the only genus in the family Kingdoniaceae[2] or as a member of the family Circaeasteraceae along with Circaeaster agrestis.[3] Other sources may classify Kingdonia in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae.[1] In any case it is in the order Ranunculales.
References
- ^ a b c "Kingdonia uniflora". Flora of China. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200008017.
- ^ Kingdoniaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 3rd May 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
- ^ Joan W. Nowicke and John J. Skvarla (July 1982). "Pollen Morphology and the Relationships of Circaeaster, of Kingdonia, and of Sargentodoxa to the Ranunculales". American Journal of Botany 69 (6): 990–998. doi:. http://www.jstor.org/pss/2442896.
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