Jackiopsis
Genus of plants
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Jackiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Colin Ernest Ridsdale in 1979. The genus contains only one species, viz. Jackiopsis ornata, which is found in Borneo, Malaysia and Sumatra.[1] It is also the only species in the tribe Jackieae.
| Jackiopsis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Jackiopsis ornata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Jackieae |
| Genus: | Jackiopsis Ridsdale |
| Species: | J. ornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Jackiopsis ornata (Wall.) Ridsdale | |
| Synonyms | |
According to Henry Nicholas Ridley, Malay name for Jackiopsis ornata is segan paya.[2]
