Breonia macrocarpa

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 macrocarpa

Name

Breonia macrocarpa Homolle, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 461 (1937 publ. 1938)

• Typus:
  • H. Perrier de la Bâthie 3933 (April 1912; lectotypus: P {P00132911^(JSTOR), P00132912^(JSTOR), P00462424^(JSTOR)}); designated by Ridsdale (1975: 545) fide Razafimandimbison (2002: 23).
  • H. Perrier de la Bâthie 5270 (December; syntypus: P) and Service forestier Thouvenot 117 (1919; syntypus: P).
• Type locality: Madagascar.
  • Lectotypus: Analamazaotra, bois.
  • Perrier de la Bâthie 5270: Domaine oriental, forêt de l'Analamazaotra.
  • Thouvenot: Domaine central, Analamazaotra.

Notes

This name had been once placed under Breonia madagascariensis A.Rich. ex DC. by Ridsdale (1975: 545) [erroneously as B. macrophylla], but was reinstated by Razafimandimbison (2002: 23).

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 macrocarpa 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 macrocarpa 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 macrocarpa. Published online. Accessed: 15 February 2022.
• IUCN: Breonia macrocarpa Homolle (Vulnerable) - Assessed by F. Rakotonasolo & N. Rakotonirina on 21 March 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Breonia macrocarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 February 2022.

Vernacular names

Malagasy: Molompangady (Razafimandimbison 2002: 24)