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Rhaphidura lowii

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Rhaphidura lowii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Urophylleae (?)
Genus: Rhaphidura
Bremek.
Species:
R. lowii
Binomial name
Rhaphidura lowii
(Ridl.) Bremek.
Synonyms[1]

Urophyllum lowii Ridl.

Rhaphidura lowii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae, the sole species in the monotypic genus Rhaphidura.[2] It is endemic to Borneo, where it is known only from Sarawak state.[1] It is tentatively placed in the tribe Urophylleae,[3] but was not included in a 2011 molecular phylogenetic study of that tribe.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rhaphidura lowii (Ridl.) Bremek. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ Bremekamp, CEB (1940). "On Urophyllum Wall. (Rubiaceae) and its nearest allies". Recueil des travaux botaniques néerlandais. 37: 171–197.
  3. ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Rubiaceae Genera". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. ^ Smedmark, Jenny E.E. & Bremer, Birgitta (2011). "Molecular systematics and incongruent gene trees of Urophylleae (Rubiaceae)". Taxon. 60 (5): 1397–1406. doi:10.1002/tax.605015.