Pentas purpurea Oliv.

higherClassification: Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 > Plantae > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Gentianales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl > Rubiaceae > Pentas Benth.
taxonID 76NX7
parentNameUsageID 8W287
scientificNameID xqJISp6ZiItT6t6wM8Y2q0
datasetID 2232
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank species
scientificName Pentas purpurea Oliv.
scientificNameAuthorship Oliv.
genericName Pentas
specificEpithet purpurea
namePublishedIn Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 83 (1873)
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references Trop. Africa https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:760298-1
Child

Pentas purpurea subsp. mechowiana (K.Schum.) Verdc. subspecies accepted

Pentas purpurea subsp. purpurea subspecies accepted

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