Chione (Rubiaceae)

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
Genus: Chione
Species: C. venosa

Name

Chione A.DC., Prodr. 4: 461. (1830)

• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Crusea A.Rich., Mém. Rubiac. 5: 204. (1830), nom. illeg. hom. vide Crusea Schltdl. & Cham., Linnaea 5: 165. (1830) (Rubiaceae)
  • Sacconia Endl., Gen. Pl.: 541. (1838) nom. superfl.
  • Oregandra Standl., Trop. Woods 16: 22. (1928)

References

• Candolle, A.P. de 1830. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 4: 461.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Chione in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Chione. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 15 2019.
• Taylor, D.W. 2003. A taxonomic revision of the genus Chione (Rubiaceae). Systematics and Geography of Plants 73(2): 171-198. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Chione. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb. 2019.