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Msuata
''Msuata'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.Hoffmann, Karl August Otto. 1894. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 4(5): 388 in German ;Species There is only one known species, ''Msuata buettneri'', endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire in Central Africa. /ref> References Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Monotypic Asteraceae genera Vernonieae {{Asteraceae-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
