Streptocarpus sect. Hova

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Didymocarpoideae
Tribus: Trichosporeae
Subtribus: Streptocarpinae
Genus: Streptocarpus
Subgenus: S. subg. Streptocarpella
Sectione: S. sect. Hova
Species: S. hilsenbergii – S. integrifolius – S. leandrii – S. levis – S. linguatus – S. madagascaricus – S. muscosus – S. oliganthus – S. prostratus – S. tanala – S. thompsonii – S. venosus – S. vestitus

Name

Streptocarpus sect. Hova (C.B.Clarke) Mich.Möller & Nishii, Taxon 64(6): 1261. (2015)

• Type species: Streptocarpus madagascaricus (C.B.Clarke) Christenh., Phytotaxa 46: 8. (2012)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Didymocarpus sect. Hova C.B.Clarke in Candolle & Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 5: 108. (1883) ≡ Hovanella A.Weber & B.L.Burtt in Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 70: 333. (1998)
    • Type: Didymocarpus madagascaricus C.B.Clarke in Candolle & Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 5: 108. (1883)
• Heterotypic
  • Streptocarpus [unranked] Longiflori Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 216. (1921)
    • Type (designated by Hilliard & Burtt, Streptocarpus: 120. 1971): Streptocarpus hilsenbergii R.Br. in Bennett, Pl. Jav. Rar.: 119. (1840)

References

• Nishii, K., Hughes, M., Briggs, M., Haston, E., Christie, F., DeVilliers, M.J., Hanekom, T., Roos, W.G., Bellstedt, D.U. & Möller, M. 2015. Streptocarpus redefined to include all Afro‐Malagasy Gesneriaceae: Molecular phylogenies prove congruent with geographical distribution and basic chromosome numbers and uncover remarkable morphological homoplasies. Taxon 64(6): 1243-1274. DOI: 10.12705/646.8 PDF Reference page. 
• Christenhusz, M.J.M. 2012. On African violets and Cape primroses — towards a monophyletic Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae). Phytotaxa 46(1): 3–9. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.46.1.2 PDF Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Streptocarpus sect. Hova. Published online. Accessed: July 5 2020.
• Weber, A., Middleton, D.J. & Clark, J.L. 2020. Keys to the infrafamilial taxa and genera of Gesneriaceae. Rheedia: Journal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy 30(1): 05-47. DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.02 PDF Reference page.