Kageneckia

Kageneckia
Kageneckia oblonga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Amygdaloideae
Tribe: Maleae
Genus: Kageneckia
Ruiz & Pav.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Kagenackia Steud. (orth. var.)
  • Lydaea Molina

Kageneckia is a genus of flowering plant in family Rosaceae.[1]

Taxonomic history

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,[2] but its fruit are dry and dehiscent.[3]

Species

As of January 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kageneckia Ruiz & Pav." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  2. ^ Campbell, C.S.; Evans, R.C.; Morgan, D.R.; Dickinson, T.A.; Arsenault, M.P. (2007). "Phylogeny of subtribe Pyrinae (formerly the Maloideae, Rosaceae): Limited resolution of a complex evolutionary history" (PDF). Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266 (1–2): 119–145. Bibcode:2007PSyEv.266..119C. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.453.8954. doi:10.1007/s00606-007-0545-y. S2CID 13639534.
  3. ^ Evans, R.C.; Campbell, C.S. (2002). "The origin of the apple subfamily (Rosaceae: Maloideae) is clarified by DNA sequence data from duplicated GBSSI Genes" (PDF). American Journal of Botany. 89 (9): 1478–1484. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.9.1478. PMID 21665749.


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