Lukea

Lukea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Subfamily: Annonoideae
Tribe: Monodoreae
Genus:
Cheek & Gosline (2022)
Species[1]
  • Lukea quentinii Cheek & Gosline
  • Lukea triciae Cheek & Gosline

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

A phylogenetic study published in 2023 placed Lukea in tribe Monodoreae as sister to genus Mischogyne.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Lukea Cheek & Gosline. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ Dagallier LMJ; Mbago, F. M.; Couderc, M.; Gaudeul, M.; Grall, A.; Loup, C.; Wieringa, J. J.; Sonké, B.; Couvreur TLP (2023). "Phylogenomic inference of the African tribe Monodoreae (Annonaceae) and taxonomic revision of Dennettia, Uvariodendron and Uvariopsis". PhytoKeys (233): 1–200. Bibcode:2023PhytK.233....1D. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.233.103096. PMC 10552675. PMID 37811332.