Bredemeyera

Bredemeyera divaricata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Bredemeyera
Species: B. atlantica – B. barbeyana – B. bracteata – B. brevifolia – B. cuneata – B. divaricata – B. ericiflora – B. floribunda – B. hebeclada – B. laurifolia – B. martiana – B. petiolata

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Bredemeyera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 01. Reference page.

Name

Bredemeyera Willd. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Neue Schriften 3: 412 (1801)

• Type species: Bredemeyera floribunda Willd.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Catocoma Benth. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 101 (1841)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regionalː Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regionalː Southern South America Paraguay Regionalː Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regionalː Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regionalː Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana Continental: Northern America Regionalː Mexico Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Suriname, Venezuela, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1801. Drei neue Pflanzen-Gattungen. Neue Schriften, Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 3: 403–412. Google Books Reference page.  412

Additional references

• Mota, M., Abbott, J.R., Salas, R.M., Neubig, K.M. & Pastore, J.F.B. 2019. Three lonely Argentines: Toward a new generic delimitation in Polygalaceae. Taxon 68(3): 522-536. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12090 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Bredemeyera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr. 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Bredemeyera. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 1 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Bredemeyera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jan. 2022. Reference page.

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