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Kageneckia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Amygdaloideae

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Rosaceae

Tribe
  
Maleae

Order
  
Rosales

Kageneckia Kageneckia photo Kageneckia lanceolata G96609 ARKive

Similar
  
Kageneckia angustifolia, Kageneckia oblonga, Lindleya, Vauquelinia, Kageneckia lanceolata

Kageneckia is a genus of flowering plant in family Rosaceae.

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Taxonomic history

Kageneckia Kageneckia photo Kageneckia lanceolata G96609 ARKive

Kageneckia, along with Vauquelinia and Lindleya were formerly placed in family Quillajaceae. It shares a base chromosome number of 17 with the pome-fruited members of tribe Maleae within the Rosaceae, but its fruit are dry and dehiscent.

Species

Species include:

  • Kageneckia angustifolia, D. Don
  • Kageneckia lanceolata, Ruiz & Pav.
  • Kageneckia oblonga, Ruiz & Pav.

    • Kageneckia FileKageneckia oblonga 5jpg Wikimedia Commons

    Kageneckia Description and images of Kageneckia oblonga Bolln a native

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    Kageneckia FileKageneckia oblonga 2jpg Wikimedia Commons

    References

    Kageneckia Wikipedia
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