Biology:Cyprinia

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Short description: Monotypic genus of plants

Cyprinia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Cyprinia
Juss.
Species:
C. gracilis
Binomial name
Cyprinia gracilis
(Boiss.) Browicz
Synonyms
  • Cyprinia gracilis (Boiss.) Browicz
  • Periploca laevigata Bal. ex Boiss.

Cyprinia is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains a single species, Cyprinia gracilis, a climber with yellow flowers.[1]

The genus is closely related to Periploca and is treated as a synonym of that genus by some sources.[2] It is native to Cyprus and a few localities in southern Turkey.[3]

References

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