Moutabea pacifica

Moutabea pacifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Moutabea
Species:
M. pacifica
Binomial name
Moutabea pacifica
(Morat & Meijden) Byng & Christenh.

Moutabea pacifica, synonym Balgoya pacifica, is a species of vine in the family Polygalaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. It has been considered to be the only species of the genus Balgoya. It is now placed in the neotropical genus Moutabea, in the tribe Moutabeae.

References

  1. 1 2 "Moutabea pacifica (Morat & Meijden) Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  2. ↑ Morat, P., & Van Der Meijden, R. (1991). Balgoya (Polygalaceae trib. Moutabeeae), a new genus from New Caledonia. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia, 13(1-2), 3-8.
  3. ↑ Pastore, J. F. B., Abbott, J. R., Neubig, K. M., Whitten, W. M., Mascarenhas, R. B., Mota, M. C. A., & Berg, C. V. D. (2017). A Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomic Notes in Caamembeca (Polygalaceae). Systematic Botany, 42(1), 54–62.