Benkara

Benkara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Gardenieae
Genus: Benkara
Adans.
Type species
Benkara malabarica
(Lam.) Tirveng.
Synonyms
  • Fagerlindia Tirveng.
  • Griffithia Wight & Arn.

Benkara is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It is found in Tropical and Subtropical Asia from India east to China and the Ryukyu Islands, south to Java and the Philippines.[1] It was described by Michel Adanson in 1763.[2]

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