Breonia decaryana

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 decaryana

Name

Breonia decaryana Homolle, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 460 (1937 publ. 1938); as Breonia Decaryana

• Type: R. Decary 5199 (6 November 1926; holotype: L 0000868^(JSTOR)).
  • Note: type distribution reported by Ridsdale (1975: 546) and Razafimandimbison (2002: 19): holotype in P and isotype in L.
• Type locality: Madagascar. Domaine oriental Y. Ifandana [Fianarantsoa province:] province[district] de Farafangana.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Neobreonia decaryana (Homolle) Ridsdale, Blumea 22(3): 546 (1975); not accepted by Razafimandimbison (2002: 19) [cited as Breonia decaryana]
• Heterotypic
  • Breonia keliravina Homolle, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 460 (1937 publ. 1938); as Breonia Keliravina; not accepted by Ridsdale (1975: 546) [cited as Neobreonia decaryana], Razafimandimbison (2002) [cited as Breonia decaryana]
    • Type:
      • E. Thouvenot [& Ramanantoavolana] 91 (lectotype: P {P00462430^(JSTOR), P00462431^(JSTOR), P00462432^(JSTOR)}); designated by Ridsdale (1975: 546) fide Razafimandimbison (2002: 19).
      • Louvel 216 (November 1923; syntype: P fide Ridsdale 1975 & Razafimandimbison 2002).
    • Type locality: Madagascar. Domaine oriental:
      • Thouvenot: Anamalazaotra.
      • Louvel: Forêt d’Analomazaotra.

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

• Homolle, A.-M. 1937[1938]. Le genre Breonia, de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 84(4): 457–462. DOI: 10.1080/00378941.1937.10837410 Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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 decaryana 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. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Breonia decaryana 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 decaryana. Published online. Accessed: 8 February 2022.
• IUCN: Breonia decaryana Homolle (Least Concern)
• Tropicos.org 2022. Breonia decaryana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 February 2022.

Vernacular names

Malagasy: Valotsy (Homolle 1938; Razafimandimbison 2002)