Remijia

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: Remijia
Species: R. amazonica – R. amphithrix – R. aracamuniensis – R. argentea – R. asperula – R. berryi – R. chelomaphylla – R. cinchonicarpa – R. delascioi – R. densiflora – R. duckei – R. ferruginea – R. firmula – R. globosa – R. glomerata – R. grazielae – R. hirsuta – R. hispida – R. hubbardiorum – R. kuhlmannii – R. leiocalyx – R. longifolia – R. macrocnemia – R. macrophylla – R. maguirei – R. marahuacensis – R. morilloi – R. pacimonica – R. paniculata – R. physophora – R. pilosinervula – R. reducta – R. roraimae – R. sessilis – R. sipapoensis – R. steyermarkii – R. tenuiflora – R. trianae – R. ulei – R. uniflora – R. vaupesiana – R. vellozoi – R. wurdackii
Name

Remijia DC., Biblioth. Universelle Genève 2: 185. (1829)

Type species: Remijia ferruginea (A.St.-Hil.) DC., Prodr. 4: 357 (1830)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Macrocneumum Vand., Fl. Lusit. Bras. Spec.: 14. (1788), nom. illeg.
Cephalodendron Steyerm., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 228. (1972)

References

Candolle, A.P. de 1829. Bibliotheque Universelle des Sciences, Belle-Lettres, et Arts,... Sciences et Arts 41: 155.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Remijia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Remijia. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 1 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Remijia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 1.

Remijia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Within the family, it is a member of the subfamily Cinchonoideae and the tribe Cinchoneae.

There are about 36 species in Remijia.[1] They are native to Peru and Brazil. Some of the species have hollow stems that harbor ants.[2]

The bark of Remijia contains 0.5%–2% of quinine, a chemical substance often used as a medicinal drug and flavour additive in alcoholic beverages. It is cheaper than the bark of Cinchona, another source of quinine. Because of its intense flavor, the bark of Remijia is used in making tonic water.[3]

No type species has ever been designated for Remijia. In 2005, two species were transferred from Remijia to a new genus, Ciliosemina.[4]
Species

There are 45 recognised species:[1]

Remijia amazonica K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
Remijia amphithrix Standl.
Remijia aracamuniensis (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor
Remijia argentea Steyerm.
Remijia asperula Standl.
Remijia berryi Steyerm.
Remijia chelomaphylla G.A.Sullivan
Remijia cinchonicarpa Sucre
Remijia delascioi Steyerm.
Remijia densiflora Benth.
Remijia duckei Standl.
Remijia ferruginea (A.St.-Hil.) DC..
Remijia firmula (Mart.) Wedd.
Remijia globosa (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor
Remijia glomerata Huber
Remijia grazielae Sucre
Remijia hilarii DC.
Remijia hirsuta Sucre
Remijia hispida Spruce ex K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
Remijia hubbardiorum B.M.Boom
Remijia involucrata K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
Remijia kuhlmannii Sucre
Remijia leiocalyx Standl. ex Steyerm.
Remijia longifolia Benth. ex Standl.
Remijia macrocnemia (Mart.) Wedd.
Remijia macrophylla (H.Karst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Flueck.
Remijia maguirei Steyerm.
Remijia marahuacensis Steyerm.
Remijia morilloi Steyerm.
Remijia pacimonica Standl.
Remijia paniculata DC.
Remijia physophora Benth. ex K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
Remijia pilosinervula Steyerm.
Remijia reducta Steyerm.
Remijia roraimae (Benth.) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
Remijia sessilis Steyerm.
Remijia sipapoensis Steyerm.
Remijia steyermarkii Standl.
Remijia tenuiflora Benth.
Remijia trianae Wernham
Remijia ulei K.Krause
Remijia uniflora C.M.Taylor
Remijia vaupesiana Steyerm.
Remijia vellozoi DC.
Remijia wurdackii Steyerm.

References

"Remijia". World Checklist of Rubiaceae At. Kew Gardens. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01.
David J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's Plant-Book third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4
Henry Hobhouse (2004) Šest rostlin, které změnily svět. Academia, Akademie věd České republiky, Praha, ISBN 80-200-1179-X, page 59. in Czech
Andersson, Lennart; Antonelli, Alexandre (2005). "Phylogeny of the tribe Cinchoneae (Rubiaceae), its position in Cinchonoideae, and description of a new genus, Ciliosemina". Taxon. 54 (1): 17–28. doi:10.2307/25065299. JSTOR 25065299.