Knoxia

Knoxia
Knoxia hookeriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Knoxieae
Genus: Knoxia
L.
Type species
Knoxia zeylanica
Synonyms

Knoxia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is known to be a rich source of anthraquinones.[1]

References

  1. ^ Zhou, Zhu; Jiang, Shan-Hao; Zhu, Da-Yuan; Lin, Long-Ze; A Cordell, Geoffrey (1994). "Anthraquinones from Knoxia valerianoides". Phytochemistry. 36 (3): 765–768. Bibcode:1994PChem..36..765Z. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89813-1. ISSN 0031-9422.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Knoxia.


Stub icon

This Rubioideae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.