Mazaea

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: Rondeletieae
Genus: Mazaea
Species: M. phialanthoides – M. shaferi
Name

Mazaea Krug & Urb., Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 15: 265. (1897)

Type species: Mazaea phialanthoides (Griseb.) Krug & Urb., Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 15: 266 (1897)

Synonyms

Homotypic
Neomazaea Urb., Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 15: 542. (1897), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic
Ariadne Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 25. (1922)

References

Krug, C.W.L. & Urban, I. 1897. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 15: 265.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Mazaea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Mazaea. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 17 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Mazaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Mar. 2019.

Mazaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Cuba.
Species

Mazaea phialanthoides (Griseb.) Krug & Urb.
Mazaea shaferi (Standl.) Delprete