Breonia

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: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Naucleeae
Genus: Breonia
Species: B. boivinii – B. capuronii – B. chinensis – B. cuspidata – B. decaryana – B. fragifera – B. havilandiana – B. louvelii – B. lowryi – B. macrocarpa – B. madagascariensis – B. membranacea – B. perrieri – B. richardsonii – B. sambiranensis – B. sphaerantha – B. stipulata – B. taolagnaroensis – B. tayloriana – B. tsaratananensis
Name

Breonia A.Rich. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 620. (1830)

Type species: Breonia madagascariensis A.Rich. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 620. (1830)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Anthocephalus A.Rich., Mém. Rubiac.: 158. (1830) pro parte see Anthocephalus macrophyllus (Roxb.) Havil., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 23. (1897) vide Neolamarckia macrophylla (Roxb.) Bosser, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 6: 248. (1984)
Cephalidium A.Rich., Mém. Rubiac.: 21. (1830)
Franchetia Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 477. (1885) non Franchetia Théry, (1946) (Buprestidae)
Samama Rumph. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 296. (1891), nom. illeg.
Elattospermum Soler., Bull. Herb. Boissier 1: 277. (1893)
Neobreonia Ridsdale, Blumea 22: 546. (1975)

References

Richard, A. 1830. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 4: 620.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Breonia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Breonia. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 16 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Breonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 16.
Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar: Breonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 16.

Breonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Most species are trees, rarely shrubs.[1]

Species

Breonia boivinii Havil.
Breonia capuronii Razafim.
Breonia chinensis (Lam.) Capuron – Bur-flower tree
Breonia cuspidata (Baker) Havil.
Breonia decaryana Homolle
Breonia fragifera Capuron ex Razafim.
Breonia havilandiana Homolle
Breonia louvelii Homolle
Breonia lowryi Razafim.
Breonia macrocarpa Homolle
Breonia madagascariensis A.Rich. ex DC.
Breonia membranacea Havil.
Breonia perrieri Homolle
Breonia richardsonii Razafim.
Breonia sambiranensis Razafim.
Breonia sphaerantha (Baill.) Homolle ex Ridsdale
Breonia stipulata Havil.
Breonia taolagnaroensis Razafim.
Breonia tayloriana Razafim.
Breonia tsaratananensis Razafim.

References

Razafimandimbison SG (2002). "A systematic revision of Breonia (Rubiaceae-Naucleeae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 89 (1): 1–37. doi:10.2307/3298655. JSTOR 3298655.