Bullockia (Rubiaceae)

Bullockia setiflora

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: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Vanguerieae
Genus: Bullockia
Species: B. dyscritos – B. fadenii – B. impressinervia – B. mombazensis – B. pseudosetiflora – B. setiflora

Name

Bullockia (Bridson) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 96: 175. (2009)

• Type species: Bullockia setiflora (Hiern) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 96: 175. (2009)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Canthium subgen. Bullockia Bridson, Kew Bull. 42: 630. (1987)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Somalia. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Razafimandimbison, S.G., Lantz, H., Mouly, A. & Bremer, B. 2009. Evolutionary trends, major lineages, and new generic limits in the dioecious group of the tribe Vanguerieae (Rubiaceae): insights into the evolution of functional dioecy. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 96(1): 161-181. JSTOR PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Bullockia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Bullockia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 6 2016.

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