Plagianthus
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| Plagianthus | |
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| Plagianthus divaricatus, illustration with analysis by William Jackson Hooker | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Tribe: | Malveae |
| Genus: | Plagianthus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Plagianthus divaricatus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.[1] | |
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Plagianthus is a genus of flowering plants confined to New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. The familial placement of the genus was controversial for many years, but modern genetic studies show it definitely belongs in the Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae.[4] The name means "slanted flowers".[1]