Kanahia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810.[1] It is native to Africa and to the Arabian Peninsula.[2]
| Kanahia | |
|---|---|
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| Kanahia consimilis N.E.Br. (Kanahia laniflora) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Kanahia R.Br. |
| Type species | |
| Kanahia laniflora | |
- Species[3]
- Kanahia carlsbergiana D.V.Field, Friis & M.G.Gilbert - Bale Region of Ethiopia
- Kanahia delilii Kotschy ex Decne. - Mount Aquaro in Ethiopia
- Kanahia forskalii Decne. - Yemen
- Kanahia laniflora (Forssk.) R.Br. 1810 not G.Don 1837 nor K.Schum. 1895 - Arabia, Sudan, Ethiopia
- Kanahia monroi S.Moore - Zimbabwe
References
edit- ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 28.
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ The Plant List, genus Kanahia