| Dunnia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Dunnieae |
| Genus: | Dunnia Tutcher |
| Species: | D. sinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dunnia sinensis Tutcher
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Dunnia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Dunnia sinensis, which is endemic to Guangdong.[1] The Dunnia's survival is threatened due to the presence of humans. Humans' have populated and exploited their natural habitats, along streams and hillsides at low altitudes, to the point of only five isolated habitats being all that's left.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dunnia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ Rydin, Catarina; Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G.; Bremer, Birgitta (2008-07-01). "Rare and enigmatic genera (Dunnia, Schizocolea, Colletoecema), sisters to species-rich clades: Phylogeny and aspects of conservation biology in the coffee family". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 48 (1): 74–83. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.04.006. ISSN 1055-7903.
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