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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Annonoideae |
| Tribe: | Monodoreae |
| Genus: | Lukea Cheek & Gosline (2022) |
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Lukea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. It includes two species native to Kenya and Tanzania.
- 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.
References
- ^ Lukea Cheek & Gosline. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- Dagallier LMJ, Mbago FM, Couderc M, Gaudeul M, Grall A, Loup C, Wieringa JJ, Sonké B, Couvreur TLP. Phylogenomic inference of the African tribe Monodoreae (Annonaceae) and taxonomic revision of Dennettia, Uvariodendron and Uvariopsis. PhytoKeys. 2023 Sep 22;233:1-200. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.233.103096. PMID: 37811332; PMCID: PMC10552675.
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| Lukea | |