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Foonchewia

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Foonchewia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Foonchewieae
Genus: Foonchewia
R.J.Wang
Species:
F. coriacea
Binomial name
Foonchewia coriacea
(Dunn) Z.Q.Song
Synonyms
  • Foonchewia guangdongensis R.J.Wang & H.Z.Wen

Foonchewia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family, native to south-eastern China.[1] The original type species, Foonchewia guangdongensis, was later replaced by the new combination Foonchewia coriacea.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Wen HZ, Wang RJ (2012). "Foonchewia guangdongensis gen. et sp. nov. (Rubioideae: Rubiaceae) and its systematic position inferred from chloroplast sequences and morphology". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 50: 467–476. doi:10.1111/j.1759-6831.2012.00196.x.
  2. ^ Song ZQ, Xu DX (2016). "Foonchewia coriacea, a new combination to replace F. guangdongensis (Rubiaceae)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 34: 685–689. doi:10.1111/njb.01161.