Breonia cuspidata

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: Breonia cuspidata

Name

Breonia cuspidata (Baker) Havil., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 37 (1897)

• Typus: R. Baron 5563 ([September 1887, in flower]; holotypus: K000033813^(JSTOR); isotypus: P {P00462433^(JSTOR), P00462434^(JSTOR)}).
• Type locality: Madagascar. "North West".

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Nauclea cuspidata Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 319 (1890)
• Homotypic
  • Bancalus cuspidatus (Baker) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 276 (1891)

Notes

This name had been once placed under Breonia citrifolia (Poir.) Ridsdale, Blumea 22(3): 545 (1975) [= Breonia chinensis (Lam.) Capuron], but was reinstated by Razafimandimbison (2002: 18).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baker, J.G. 1890. Further Contributions to the Flora of Madagascar. Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany 25(172): 294–350. BHL Reference page. 
• Haviland, G.D. 1897. A Revision of the Tribe Naucleeae. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 33(228): 1–94. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 
• 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 cuspidata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 February 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Breonia cuspidata. Published online. Accessed: 18 February 2022.
• IUCN: Breonia cuspidata (Baker) Havil (Data Deficient)
• Tropicos.org 2022. Breonia cuspidata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 February 2022.

Vernacular names

Malagasy: Molopangady (Baker 1890)