Biology:Badula

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Badula
Badula balfouriana, Conservatoire botanique national de Brest 04.jpg
Badula balfouriana
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Badula
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Badula is a small genus of 14-17 species of tropical shrubs placed formerly in the plant family Myrsinaceae (now subsumed in Primulaceae as subfamily Myrsinoideae) endemic to Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands.[1]

Liste d'espèces

Mascarenes endemic species:[2]

  • Badula balfouriana
  • Badula barthesia
  • Badula borbonica
  • Badula crassa
  • Badula decumbens
  • Badula fragilis
  • Badula grammisticta
  • Badula insularis
  • Badula multiflora
  • Badula nitida
  • Badula ovalifolia
  • Badula platyphylla
  • Badula reticulata
  • Badula richardiana

Madagascar endemic species:[3]

  • Badula leandriana
  • Badula sieberi
  • Badula pervilleana

Chemistry

Badula multiflora A.DC. has been found to possess antioxidant properties.[4]

References

  1. Plants of the World Online, Kew https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Badula Retrieved 10.49 on Monday 15/6/20
  2. Bone, R. E., Strijk, J. S., Fritsch, P. W., Buerki, S., Strasberg, D., Thébaud, C., & Hodkinson, T. R. (2012). Phylogenetic inference of Badula (Primulaceae), a rare and threatened genus endemic to the Mascarene Archipelago. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 169(2), 284-296. https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article/169/2/284/2416088?login=true
  3. Perrier De La Bâthie H. 1952. Myrsinacées de Madagascar et des Comores. Mémoires de l’Institute Scientifique de Madagascar, Séries B 4: 208–245
  4. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13880200601026242 Retrieved at 10.39 on Mon 15/6/20

Wikidata ☰ Q2708952 entry