Tretorrhiza cruciata

(Tretorrhiza cruciata)

Description

Cruciata is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It is found in Europe, northern Africa, and across southern and central Asia from Turkey to the western Himalaya and north to the Altay region of Siberia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Gentianales

Family:Gentianaceae

Genus:Gentianales

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