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Tiganophytaceae

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Tiganophytaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Tiganophytaceae
Swanepoel, F.Forest & A.E.van Wyk[1]
Genus: Tiganophyton
Swanepoel, F.Forest & A.E.van Wyk
Species:
T. karasense
Binomial name
Tiganophyton karasense
Swanepoel, F.Forest & A.E.van Wyk

Tiganophytaceae is a family in the plant order Brassicales, consisting of the sole monotypic genus, Tiganophyton, represented by Tiganophyton karasense. The family is endemic to Namibia, occurring in the arid Karas Region of southern Namibia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Swanepoel, Wessel; Chase, Mark Wayne; Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Maurin, Olivier; Forest, Félix; van Wyk, Abraham E. (2020-04-20). "From the frying pan: an unusual dwarf shrub from Namibia turns out to be a new brassicalean family". Phytotaxa. 439 (3): 171–185. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.439.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.