Kupea

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Pandanales

Familia: Triuridaceae
Tribus: Kupeaeae
Genus: Kupea
Species: K. jonii – K. martinetugei
Name

Kupea Cheek & S.A. Williams, Kew Bull. 58: 225 (2003)

Type species: Kupea martinetugei Cheek & S.A.Williams, Kew Bull. 58: 225 (2003)

References

Cheek, M.R. & Williams, S.A. (2003) Kew Bulletin, 58: 225.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Kupea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 July 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Kupea. Published online. Accessed: July 25 2014.
Tropicos.org 2014. Kupea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 July 25.

Kupea is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in family Triuridaceae, native to tropical Africa. It contains the following species:[1]

Kupea jonii Cheek - Ulanga District of Tanzania
Kupea martinetugei Cheek & S.A.Williams - Cameroon

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families