Deccania is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Deccania pubescens, which is endemic to India.[1]

Deccania
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Gardenieae
Genus: Deccania
Tirveng.
Species:
D. pubescens
Binomial name
Deccania pubescens
(Roth) Tirveng.
Synonyms
  • Gardenia pubescens Roth

References

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  1. ^ "Deccania in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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