Biology:Brenania

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Short description: Genus of plants

Brenania
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Gardenieae
Genus: Brenania
Keay
Type species
Brenania spathulifolia
(R.D.Good) Keay

Brenania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from Nigeria to Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Congo, and D.R.Congo. The genus was described in 1958 and contained only the type species Brenania spathulifolia (now considered a synonym of B. brieyi, although per ICN B. spathulifolia retains its status as type).[1][2]

Species

  • Brenania brieyi (De Wild.) E.M.A.Petit - Nigeria, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, D.R.Congo
  • Brenania rhomboideifolia E.M.A.Petit - D.R.Congo

References

  1. Keay, R.W.J. (1958). "Randia and Gardenia in West Africa". Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 28 (1): 26. doi:10.2307/3667018. 
  2. "Brenania in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Brenania. Retrieved 2014-06-30. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4960620 entry