Comptonella

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Rutaceae
Subfamilia: Amyridoideae
Genus: Comptonella
Species: C. baudouinii – C. drupacea – C. fruticosa – C. glabra – C. lactea – C. microcarpa – C. oreophila – C. sessilifoliola
Name

Comptonella Baker f., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 281. (1921) emend. Hartley (1983)

Type species: Comptonella microcarpa (Perkins) T.G.Hartley, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia Sér. 4, 5(4): 405. (1984)

Note: Applelhans et al. (2014) find this genus to be embedded in Melicope, but the required combinations have not been made.
References

Baker, E.G. 1921. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 45: 281.
Appelhans, M.S., Wen, J. & Wagner, W.L. 2014. A molecular phylogeny of Acronychia, Euodia, Melicope and relatives (Rutaceae) reveals polyphyletic genera and key innovations for species richness. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 79: 54-68. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.014 Paywall Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Comptonella in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar. 1. Reference page.
Hartley, T.G. 1983. A Revision of the genus Comptonella (Rutaceae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Section B, Adansonia. série 4, Botanique Phytochimie 5: 291-413 BHL. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Comptonella. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 1 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Comptonella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Mar. 2021.

Comptonella is a plant genus endemic to New Caledonia in the subfamily Rutoideae in the family Rutaceae. Molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest that this genus is nested in Melicope.[1]

Species

Comptonella baudouinii
Comptonella drupacea
Comptonella fruticosa
Comptonella glabra
Comptonella lactea
Comptonella microcarpa
Comptonella oreophila
Comptonella sessilifoliola

See also

List of garden plants
List of Rutaceae genera

References

Appelhans, M. S., J. Wen, and W. L. Wagner. (2014) A Molecular Phylogeny of Acronychia, Euodia, Melicope and Relatives (Rutaceae) Reveals Polyphyletic Genera and Key Innovations for Species Richness.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 79 : 54–68.