Cubitanthus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Linderniaceae |
| Genus: | Cubitanthus Barringer |
| Species: | C. alatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cubitanthus alatus (Cham. & Schltdl.) Barringer
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Cubitanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linderniaceae, with one species Cubitanthus alatus. It was previously placed in the Gesneriaceae, and as of April 2021[update], still is by some sources.[1] Its native range is Northeastern Brazil.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus was erected by Kerry A. Barringer in 1984 for a species originally described in 1828 in Russelia (now a synonym of Vahlia) and then transferred in 1893 to Anetanthus, in the family Gesneriaceae. Molecular phylogenetic studies published from 2013 onwards have shown that it is a basal member of the family Linderniaceae, sister to Stemodiopsis.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cubitanthus Barringer". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Perret, Mathieu; Chautems, Alain; Onofre de Araujo, Andréa & Salamin, Nicolas (2013). "Temporal and spatial origin of Gesneriaceae in the New World inferred from plastid DNA sequences" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 171: 61–79. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01303.x. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ^ Möller, Michael & Clark, John L. (2013). "The State of Molecular Studies in the Family Gesneriaceae: A Review". Selbyana. 31 (2): 95–105. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ Skog, Laurence E. & Clark, John L. (2015). "Novae Gesneriaceae Neotropicarum XIX: A third, new species of the elusive Anetanthus found in Guyana". Phytotaxa. 218 (2): 177–183. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.218.2.8.