Gunnessia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Marsdenieae
Genus: Gunnessia
Species: G. pepo
Name

Gunnessia P.I.Forst, Austrobaileya 3(2): 282. (1990)

monotypic taxon

References

Forster, P.I. 1990. Austrobaileya 3(2): 282.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Gunnessia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 6. Reference page. 
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Gunnessia. Published online. Accessed: May 6 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Gunnessia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 May 2020.

Gunnessia is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1990.[1] It contains only one known species, Gunnessia pepo endemic to the State of Queensland in Australia.[2]

Altitudinal range from near sea level to 100 m. Grows in vine thicket, monsoon forest and rain forest.
References

Forster, Paul Irwin. 1990. Austrobaileya 3(2): 282
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