Kageneckia Explained

Kageneckia is a genus of flowering plant in family Rosaceae.^[1]

Taxonomic history

Kageneckia, along with Vauquelinia and Lindleya were formerly placed in family Quillajaceae. It shares a base chromosome number of 17 with the pome-fruited members of tribe Maleae within the Rosaceae,^[2] but its fruit are dry and dehiscent.^[3]

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[1]

• Kageneckia angustifolia, D. Don
• Kageneckia lanceolata, Ruiz & Pav.
• Kageneckia oblonga, Ruiz & Pav.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kageneckia Ruiz & Pav.. . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023-01-31 .
2. Campbell, C.S. . Evans, R.C. . Morgan, D.R. . Dickinson, T.A. . Arsenault, M.P. . 2007. Phylogeny of subtribe Pyrinae (formerly the Maloideae, Rosaceae): Limited resolution of a complex evolutionary history. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266. 1–2. 119–145. 10.1007/s00606-007-0545-y. 2007PSyEv.266..119C . 10.1.1.453.8954 . 13639534 .
3. Evans, R.C. . Campbell, C.S. . 2002. The origin of the apple subfamily (Rosaceae: Maloideae) is clarified by DNA sequence data from duplicated GBSSI Genes. American Journal of Botany. 89. 9. 1478–1484. 10.3732/ajb.89.9.1478. 21665749.