Nenax

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Anthospermeae
Genus: Nenax
Species: N. acerosa – N. arenicola – N. cinerea – N. coronata – N. divaricata – N. elsieae – N. hirta – N. microphylla – N. namaquensis – N. velutina
Name

Nenax Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 165. (1788)

Type species: Nenax acerosa Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 165. (1788)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Ambraria Cruse, Rubiac. Cap. 16. (1825) nom. illeg. hom. non Ambraria Heist. ex Fabr., Enum., ed. 2: 435. (1763) vide Anthospermum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1058. (1753) (Rubiaceae)

References

Gaertner, J. 1788. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum: accedunt seminum centuriae quinque priores cum tabulis Aeneis LXXIX 1: 165.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Nenax. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 5.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Nenax in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 5. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Nenax. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 5 2019.

Nenax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Joseph Gaertner in 1788. The genus is found in Namibia, South Africa and Lesotho.
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