Rothmannia

Rothmannia capensis

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: Gardenieae
Genus: Rothmannia
Species: R. annae – R. capensis – R. ebamutensis – R. engleriana – R. fischeri – R. globosa – R. hispida – R. jollyana – R. lateriflora – R. libisa – R. liebrechtsiana – R. longiflora – R. lujae – R. macrocarpa – R. macrosiphon – R. manganjae – R. mayumbensis – R. munsae – R. octomera – R. ravae – R. talbotii – R. urcelliformis – R. whitfieldii

Check: R. eucodon

Name

Rothmannia Thunb., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 37: 65 (1776)

• Typus: R. capensis
  Thunb. (1776)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierre Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaïre. Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Western Indian Ocean Seychelles. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Thunberg, C.P. 1776. Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar. Stockholm 37: 65.
• Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996-. Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2010 Oct 12 [1].
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rothmannia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rothmannia. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 5 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rothmannia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Mar. 2020.
• Wong, K.M. & Pereira, J.T. 2016. A taxonomic treatment of the Asiatic allies of Rothmannia (Rubiaceae: Gardenieae), including the new genera Ridsdalea and Singaporandia. Sandakania 21: 21–64. PDF Reference page. 

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