Edrastima

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Spermacoceae
Genus: Edrastima
Species: E. angolensis – E. cephalotes – E. goreensis – E. trinervia – E. uniflora
Name

Edrastima Raf., Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 6: 296. (1834)

Type species: Edrastima uniflora (L.) Raf., Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 6: 296. (1834)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Edrastenia Raf., New Fl. 4: 101 (1838), orth. var.
Hedyotis sect. Anotidopsis Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 2: 57. (1873)
Oldenlandia sect. Anotidopsis (Benth. & Hook.f.) K.Schum. in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(4): 25. (1891)
Oldenlandia subg. Anotidopsis (Benth. & Hook.f.) Bremek. in Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. 316 Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2): 193–194. (1952)

References

Rafinesque, C.S. 1834. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 6: 296.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Edrastima in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Edrastima. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 31 2018.
Neupane, S., Dessein, S., Wikström, N., Lewis, P.O., Long, C., Bremer, B. & Motley, T.J. 2015. The Hedyotis-Oldenlandia complex (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae) in Asia and the Pacific: Phylogeny revisited with new generic delimitations. Taxon 64(2): 299-322. DOI: 10.12705/642.8 PDF. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2018. Edrastima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 31.

Edrastima is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus widespread and is found in Central and Eastern USA and the tropics and subtropics.[1][2]
Species

Edrastima angolensis (K.Schum.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
Edrastima cephalotes (Hochst.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
Edrastima goreensis (DC.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
Edrastima trinervia (Retz.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
Edrastima uniflora (L.) Raf.

References

"Edrastima in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 25 April 2017.
Neupane S, Dessein S, Wikström N, Lewis PO, Long C, Bremer B, Motley T (2015). "The Hedyotis-Oldenlandia complex (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae) in Asia and the Pacific: phylogeny revisited with new generic delimitations". Taxon. 64 (2): 299–322. doi:10.12705/642.8.