Biology:Amblyanthus

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Short description: Genus of Primulaceae plants

Amblyanthus
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Botanical illustration of Amblyanthus glandulosus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Amblyanthus
A.DC.
Species

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Amblyanthus is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae, native to Bangladesh, Assam, and the eastern Himalayas.[1] It is a poorly studied genus, closely related to Ardisia and Amblyanthopsis.[2]

Species

The following species are accepted:[1]

  • Amblyanthus glandulosus (Roxb.) A.DC.
  • Amblyanthus multiflorus Mez
  • Amblyanthus obovatus G.S.Giri, S.K.Das & H.J.Chowdhery
  • Amblyanthus praetervisus Mez

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Amblyanthus A.DC." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/27261-1. 
  2. Zhou, Zhuo; Guo, Yong-jie; Yue, Ji-pei; Chen, Hong-Liang; Tan, Yun-Hong; Sun, Hang (2021). "Amblyanthus chenii (Primulaceae), a New Species and Generic Record from Xizang, China". Systematic Botany 46: 152–161. doi:10.1600/036364421X16128061711250. 

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