Benkara

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}

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| image = Benkara malabarica.jpg

| image_caption = Benkara malabarica

| display_parents = 2

| taxon = Benkara

| authority = Adans.

| type_species = Benkara malabarica

| type_species_authority = (Lam.) Tirveng.

| synonyms =

  • Fagerlindia Tirveng.
  • Griffithia Wight & Arn.

}}

Benkara is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical and subtropical Asia from India east to China and the Ryukyu Islands, south to Java and the Philippines.{{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Benkara|title=Benkara in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae|accessdate=1 June 2014}} It was described by Michel Adanson in 1763.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3611053#page/1071/mode/1up Adanson, Michel. 1763. Familles des Plantes 2: 85, Benkara]

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