Genus Kissenia R. Br. ex Endl.


Summary
Genus number:
15034
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Loasaceae
Subfamily:
Loasoideae
Tribe:
Loaseae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
  • original spelling, Fissenia, treated as an orthographic error
  • all accepted species are in GRIN
  • proposed for conservation (nom. cons. prop.) against the heterotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4) Cnidone E. Mey. ex Fenzl, nom. rej. prop.


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References:
  1. Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa. Note: accepts
  2. Farr, E. R. et al., eds. 1979, 1986. Index nomina genericorum Note: = Fissenia
  3. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: accepts
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=15034. Accessed 12 May 2026.