Paracephaelis

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: Pavetteae
Genus: Paracephaelis
Species: P. cinerea – P. saxatilis – P. sericea – P. tiliacea – P. trichantha
Name

Paracephaelis Baill., Adansonia 12: 316. (1879)

Type species: Paracephaelis tiliacea Baill., Adansonia 12: 316. (1879)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Homolliella Arènes, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 16: 16. (1960)

References

Baillon, H.E. 1879. Adansonia 12: 316.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Paracephaelis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Paracephaelis. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 18 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Paracephaelis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 18.
Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar: Paracephaelis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 18.

Paracephaelis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

Its native range is Kenya to Mozambique and the Western Indian Ocean. It is found in Aldabra, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique and Tanzania.[1]

It is now listed as Extinct in Réunion.[1]
Species

According to Kew:[1]

Paracephaelis cinerea (A.Rich. ex DC.) De Block
Paracephaelis saxatilis (Scott Elliot) De Block
Paracephaelis sericea (Arènes) De Block
Paracephaelis tiliacea Baill.
Paracephaelis trichantha (Baker) De Block

References

"Paracephaelis Baill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.