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Exaceae

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Gentianaceae

Order
  
Gentianales

Rank
  
Tribe

Similar
  
Sebaea, Exacum, Exochaenium, Gentianeae

Exaceae is a flowering plant tribe in the family Gentianaceae Exaceae comprises ca 180 species assigned to 8 monophyletic genera. showing major centres of endemism in continental Africa (ca 78 endemic species and two endemic genera), Madagascar (55 endemic species and four endemic genera) and the southern tip of India and Sri Lanka (14 endemic species).

Genera

  • Exacum L. (syn. Cotylanthera Blume)
  • Exochaenium Griseb.
  • Gentianothamnus Humbert
  • Klackenbergia Kissling
  • Lagenias E. Mey.
  • Ornichia Klack.
  • Tachiadenus Griseb.
  • Sebaea Sol. ex R. Br. (syn. Belmontia)

    • References

    Exaceae Wikipedia
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