Breonia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Naucleeae
Genus: Breonia
Species: B. boivinii – B. capuronii – B. chinensis – B. cuspidata – B. decaryana – B. fragifera – B. havilandiana – B. louvelii – B. lowryi – B. macrocarpa – B. madagascariensis – B. membranacea – B. perrieri – B. richardsonii – B. sambiranensis – B. sphaerantha – B. stipulata – B. taolagnaroensis – B. tayloriana – B. tsaratananensis

Name

Breonia A.Rich. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 620. (September 1830)

• Type species: Breonia madagascariensis A.Rich. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 620. (1830)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Breonia A.Rich., Mém. Fam. Rubiac.: ? (Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 5: 290). (December 1830), isonym
• Heterotypic
  • Anthocephalus A.Rich., Mém. Fam. Rubiac.: 158 (Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 5: 237). (1830) pro parte; see Anthocephalus macrophyllus (Roxb.) Havil., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 23. (1897) vide Neolamarckia macrophylla (Roxb.) Bosser, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 6: 248. (1984)
  • Cephalidium A.Rich., Mém. Fam. Rubiac.: 210 (Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 5: 290). (1830)
    • Type species: Cephalidium citrifolium A.Rich. [= Breonia chinensis (Lam.) Capuron]
  • Franchetia Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 477. (1885) non Franchetia Théry, (1946) (Buprestidae)
    • Type species: Franchetia sphaerantha Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 477. (1885) [≡ Breonia sphaerantha (Baill.) Homolle ex Ridsdale]
  • Samama Rumph. [Herb. Amboin. 3: 36, t. 19 (1743)] ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 296. (1891), nom. illeg.
    • Note: Rumphius' plant has been identified as Anthocephalus macrophyllus [≡ Neolamarckia macrophylla] by Merrill (1917: 484).
  • Elattospermum Soler., Bull. Herb. Boissier 1: 277. (1893)
    • Type species: Elattospermum longipetiolatum Soler., Bull. Herb. Boissier 1: 278. (1893) [= Breonia sphaerantha (Baill.) Homolle ex Ridsdale]
  • Neobreonia Ridsdale, Blumea 22(3): 546. (1975)
    • Type species: Neobreonia decaryana (Homolle) Ridsdale, Blumea 22(3): 546. (1975) [≡ Breonia decaryana Homolle]

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1830. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 4: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 683 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Rumphius, G.E. (†) 1743. Herbarium Amboinense, Plurimas conplectens Arbores, Frutices, Herbas, Plantas terrestres & aquaticas, Quae in Amboina, et adjacentibus reperiuntur insulis, Adcuratissime descriptas juxta earum formas, cum diversis denominationibus cultura, usu, ac virtutibus. Quod & insuper exhibet varia insectorum animaliumque genera, Plurima cum naturalibus eorum figuris depicta. Pars Tertia[Vol. 3]. BHL Reference page. 
• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 
• Merrill, E.D. 1917. An Interpretation of Rumphius's Herbarium Amboinense. 595 pp., Manila, Bureau of Printing. BHL Reference page. 
• Ridsdale, C.E. & Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr, R.C. 1975. A synopsis of the African and Madagascan Rubiaceae — Naucleeae. Blumea 22(3): 541–553. PDF Reference page. 
• Razafimandimbison, S.G. 2002. A systematic revision of Breonia (Rubiaceae-Naucleeae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(1): 1–37. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Breonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 February 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Breonia. Published online. Accessed: 8 February 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Breonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 February 2022.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar: Breonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2022 8 February.