Rothmannia
| Rothmannia | |
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| Rothmannia globosa | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Gardenieae |
| Genus: | Rothmannia Thunb. |
| Type species | |
| Rothmannia capensis | |
Rothmanniais agenusofflowering plantsin thefamilyRubiaceae.It was described in 1776 and is named forGöran Rothman(1739–1778) byThunberg– both were pupils ofLinnaeus.
Description
[edit]Although Rubiaceae flowers are generally organized in many-flowered inflorescences, solitary flowers are also found in this genus. The reduction of the number of flowers per inflorescence is often invertedly proportionate to the size of the flowers, which explains the large solitary flowers of someRothmannia.[1]
Distribution and species
[edit]The genus originally had wide distribution, but is now restricted to species found in tropical and southern Africa:[2]
- Rothmannia annae(E.P. Wright) Keay
- Rothmannia capensisThunb.
- Rothmannia ebamutensisSonké
- Rothmannia engleriana(K.Schum.) Keay
- Rothmannia fischeri(K.Schum.)Bullockex Oberm.
- Rothmannia globosa(Hochst.) Keay
- Rothmannia hispida(K.Schum.) Fagerl.
- Rothmannia jollyanaN. Hallé
- Rothmannia lateriflora(K.Schum.) Keay
- Rothmannia libisaN. Hallé
- Rothmannia liebrechtsiana(De Wild.& T. Durand) Keay
- Rothmannia longifloraSalisb.
- Rothmannia lujae(De Wild.) Keay
- Rothmannia macrocarpa(Hiern) Keay
- Rothmannia macrosiphon(K.Schum.)Bridson
- Rothmannia manganjae(Hiern) Keay
- Rothmannia mayumbensis(R.D. Good) Keay
- Rothmannia munsae(Schweinf.exHiern) E.M.A. Petit
- Rothmannia octomera(Hook.) Fagerl.
- Rothmannia ravae(Chiov.)Bridson
- Rothmannia talbotii(Wernham) Keay
- Rothmannia urcelliformis(Hiern)BullockexRobyns
- Rothmannia whitfieldii(Lindl.) Dandy
Asian species moved to other genera
[edit]The species found in western Indian Ocean, southern China to Indo-China and New Guinea are now placed in other genera, especiallyRidsdalea:[3][4]
- R. attopevensis(Pit.)Bremek.
- R. daweishanensisY.M. Shui & W.H. Chen
- R. eucodon(K.Schum.)Bremek.
- R. kampucheanaTirveng.
- R. kuchingensis(W.W.Sm.) K.M. WongandR. malayanaK.M. Wongare synonyms ofRidsdalea grandis(Korth.) J.T.Pereira
- R. macromera(Lauterb.&K.Schum.) Fagerl.
- R. merrillii(Elmer) J.T. Pereira &Ridsdale
- R. pulcherrima(Kurz) Tirveng.
- R. schoemannii(Teijsm.&Binn.) Tirveng.
- R. sootepensis(Craib)Bremek.
- R. thailandicaTirveng.
- R. uranthera(C.E.C. Fisch.) Tirveng.
- R. venalisBremek.
- R. vidaliiBremek.
- R. vietnamensisTirveng.
- R. wittii(Craib)Bremek.
Rothmannia macrophylla(Hook.f.)Bremek.is a synonym ofSingaporandiamacrophylla(Hook.f.) K.M.Wong
References
[edit]- ^Robbrecht E, Puff C (1986). "A survey of the Gardenieae and related tribes (Rubiaceae)".Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.108(1): 63–137.
- ^"Rothmanniain the World Checklist of Rubiaceae ".Retrieved1 February2013.
- ^Pereira JT, Wong KM (2016)Sandakania21:42.
- ^IPNI - Rubiaceae:RidsdaleaJ.T.Pereira & K.M.Wong
External links
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