Edrastima

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: Rubioideae
Tribus: Spermacoceae
Genus: Edrastima
Species: E. angolensis – E. cephalotes – E. goreensis – E. trinervia – E. uniflora

Name

Edrastima Raf., Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 6: 296. (1834)

• Type species: Edrastima uniflora (L.) Raf., Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 6: 296. (1834)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Edrastenia Raf., New Fl. 4: 101 (1838), orth. var.
  • Hedyotis sect. Anotidopsis Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 2: 57. (1873)
  • Oldenlandia sect. Anotidopsis (Benth. & Hook.f.) K.Schum. in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(4): 25. (1891)
  • Oldenlandia subg. Anotidopsis (Benth. & Hook.f.) Bremek. in Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. 316 Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2): 193–194. (1952)

References

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1834. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 6: 296.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Edrastima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Edrastima. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 31 2018.
• Neupane, S., Dessein, S., Wikström, N., Lewis, P.O., Long, C., Bremer, B. & Motley, T.J. 2015. The Hedyotis-Oldenlandia complex (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae) in Asia and the Pacific: Phylogeny revisited with new generic delimitations. Taxon 64(2): 299-322. DOI: 10.12705/642.8 PDF. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Edrastima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec. 2018.