Fernelia

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: Octotropideae
Genus: Fernelia
Species: F. buxifolia – F. decipiens – F. obovata – F. pedunculata
Name

Fernelia Comm. ex Lam., Encycl. 2: 452. (1788)

Type species: Fernelia buxifolia Lam., Encycl. 2: 452 (1788)

References

Commerson, P. 1788. Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique 2: 452.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Fernelia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Fernelia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 19 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Fernelia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 19.
Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar: Fernelia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 21.

Fernelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is endemic to the Mascarene Islands.[1]

Species

Fernelia buxifolia Lam.
Fernelia decipiens Verdc.
Fernelia obovata Lam.
Fernelia pedunculata C.F.Gaertn.

References

"Fernelia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 26 April 2017.