Brachytome
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| Brachytome | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Gardenieae |
| Genus: | Brachytome Hook.f. |
| Type species | |
| Brachytome wallichii | |
Brachytome is a genus of 8 species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1871.[1] It occurs in mainland Southeast Asia from Bangladesh, east to south central China and south to Peninsular Malaysia.
