Airosperma

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Ixoroideae
Tribus: Airospermeae
Genus: Airosperma
Species: A. fuscum – A. grandifolia – A. psychotrioides – A. ramuensis – A. trichotomum – A. vanuense
Name

Airosperma K.Schum. & Lauterb., Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee 565. (1900)

Type species: Airosperma psychotrioides K.Schum. & Lauterb., Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee: 565. (1900)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Abramsia Gillespie, Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 91: 27. (1932)

References

Schumann, K.M. & Lauterbach, C.A.G. 1900. Flora der deutschen Schutzgebiete in der Südsee 565.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Airosperma in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Airosperma. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 16 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Airosperma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jan. 2019.

Airosperma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Karl Moritz Schumann and Carl Adolf Georg Lauterbach in 1900. It contains 6 accepted species, all endemic either to New Guinea or to Fiji.[1]
Species

Airosperma fuscum S.Moore - Papua New Guinea
Airosperma grandifolia Valeton - Papua New Guinea
Airosperma psychotrioides K.Schum. & Lauterb. - Papua New Guinea
Airosperma ramuensis K.Schum. & Lauterb. - Papua New Guinea
Airosperma trichotomum (Gillespie) A.C.Sm. - Viti Levu
Airosperma vanuense S.P.Darwin - Vanua Levu, Taveuni

References

"Airosperma in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 22 January 2013.