Joosia

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
Tribe: Cinchoneae
Genus: Joosia
Species: J. aequatoria – J. antioquiana – J. capitata – J. confusa – J. dichotoma – J. dielsiana – J. frondosa – J. longisepala – J. loretensis – J. macrocalyx – J. obtusa – J. oligantha – J. panamensis – J. pulcherrima – J. sericea – J. standleyana – J. ulei – J. umbellifera
Name

Joosia H.Karst., Fl. Columb. 1: 9. (1859)

Type species: Joosia umbellifera H.Karst., Fl. Columb. 1: 9. (1859)

References

Karsten, G.K.W.H. 1859. Florae Columbiae 1: 9, t. 5.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Joosia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Joosia. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 1 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Joosia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Mar. 2019.

Joosia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are at least 11 species. They are distributed from Panama to Bolivia with the center of diversity in Ecuador.[1]

Species include:

Joosia aequatoria Steyerm.
Joosia antioquiana
Joosia longisepala L.Andersson
Joosia macrocalyx Standl. ex Steyerm.
Joosia multiflora
Joosia obtusa L.Andersson
Joosia oligantha L.Andersson
Joosia standleyana Steyerm.

References

Andersson, L. (1997). A New Revision of Joosia (Rubiaceae-Cinchoneae). Brittonia, 24-44.