Breonia louvelii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
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: Naucleeae
Genus: Breonia
Species: Breonia louvelii

Name

Breonia louvelii Homolle, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 461 (1937 publ. 1938); as Breonia Louvelii

• Typus: M. Louvel 125 (November 1925; holotypus: P00166993^(JSTOR)).
• Type locality: Madagascar. Domaine oriental[Toamasina province], Analamazoatra.

Notes

This name had been once placed under Breonia citrifolia (Poir.) Ridsdale, Blumea 22(3): 545 (1975) [= Breonia chinensis (Lam.) Capuron], but was reinstated by Razafimandimbison (2002: 22).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Homolle, A.-M. 1937[1938]. Le genre Breonia, de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 84(4): 457–462. DOI: 10.1080/00378941.1937.10837410 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ridsdale, C.E. & Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr, R.C. 1975. A synopsis of the African and Madagascan Rubiaceae — Naucleeae. Blumea 22(3): 541–553. PDF Reference page. 
• Razafimandimbison, S.G. 2002. A systematic revision of Breonia (Rubiaceae-Naucleeae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(1): 1–37. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Breonia louvelii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 February 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Breonia louvelii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 February 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Breonia louvelii. Published online. Accessed: 15 February 2022.
• IUCN: Breonia louvelii Homolle (Endangered) - Assessed by M. Rabarimanarivo & [[|L. Faranirina]] on 22 March 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Breonia louvelii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 February 2022.

Vernacular names

Malagasy: Molompangady (Homolle 1937; Razafimandimbison 2002)