Afrocanthium keniense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Afrocanthium |
Species: | A. keniense
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Binomial name | |
Afrocanthium keniense (Bullock) Lantz
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Afrocanthium keniense is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Kenya.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
In 2004, a molecular phylogenetic study of DNA sequences found the genus Canthium to be polyphyletic. The authors of this study transferred 20 species, including Canthium keniense, to a new genus, Afrocanthium.[3]