Lukea
Genus of flowering plants
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Lukea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. It includes two species native to Kenya and Tanzania.[1]
- Lukea quentinii Cheek & Gosline – Kenya
- Lukea triciae Cheek & Gosline – Tanzania
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Annonoideae |
| Tribe: | Monodoreae |
| Genus: | Lukea Cheek & Gosline (2022) |
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A phylogenetic study published in 2023 placed Lukea in tribe Monodoreae as sister to genus Mischogyne.[2]