Cibirhiza

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Cibirhiza
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Fockeeae
Genus: Cibirhiza
Bruyns

Cibirhiza is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1988.[1] It is native to central and eastern Africa and to the Arabian Peninsula.[2][3]

Species

  1. Cibirhiza albersiana Kunz, Meve & Liede - Tanzania, Zambia
  2. Cibirhiza dhofarensis P.Bruyns - Oman
  3. Cibirhiza spiculata Thulin & Goyder - E Ethiopia[4]

References

  1. ^ Bruyns, Peter Vincent. 1988. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 45(1): 51
  2. ^ Tropicos, genus Cibirhiza Bruyns
  3. ^ Wildscreen Arkive, Cibirhiza (Cibirhiza spiculata) Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine/
  4. ^ Thulin, M., Goyder, D. and Liede-Schuman, S. (2008) Cibirhiza spiculata (Apocynaceae), a remarkable new species from eastern Ethiopia. Kew Bulletin, 63(4): 617-624.