''Kageneckia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in family
Rosaceae.
Taxonomic history
''Kageneckia'', along with ''
Vauquelinia
''Vauquelinia'', commonly known as the rosewoods, is a genus of the rose family, Rosaceae. It consists of two species of shrubs found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The genus was named for French chemist Louis Nicola ...
'' and ''
Lindleya'' were formerly placed in family
Quillajaceae. It shares a base chromosome number of 17 with the
pome-fruited members of tribe Maleae within the Rosaceae, but its fruit are dry and
dehiscent.
Species
Species include:
* ''
Kageneckia angustifolia'',
D. Don
* ''
Kageneckia lanceolata'',
Ruiz & Pav.
* ''
Kageneckia oblonga'',
Ruiz & Pav.
References
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Rosaceae genera
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