Kirkia
Encyclopedia
Kirkia is a genus of plant
in family Kirkiaceae
. It was previously placed in family Simaroubaceae
, but was transferred into Kirkiaceae, together with Pleiokirkia, because these genera produce neither quassinoids nor limonoid
s.
It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Kirkiaceae
Kirkiaceae
Kirkiaceae is a family of flowering plant in the order Sapindales. It comprises two genera, Kirkia and Pleikirkia, totalling six species...
. It was previously placed in family Simaroubaceae
Simaroubaceae
The Simaroubaceae is a small, mostly tropical, family in the order Sapindales. In recent decades it has been subject to much taxonomic debate, with several small families being split off...
, but was transferred into Kirkiaceae, together with Pleiokirkia, because these genera produce neither quassinoids nor limonoid
Limonoid
Limonoids are phytochemicals, abundant in citrus fruit and other plants of the families Rutaceae and Meliaceae. Currently limonoids are under investigation for a wide variety of therapeutic effects such as antiviral or Viricide, antifungal, antibacterial, antineoplastic and antimalarial...
s.
It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Kirkia dewinteriKirkia dewinteriKirkia dewinteri is a species of plant in the Kirkiaceae family. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:* Craven, P. 2004. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
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