Description
Family Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are trees , shrubs , or infrequently herbs comprising about 450 genera and 6,500 species, including some lianous forms. The leaves are simple and usually entire , and are opposite or sometimes whorled ; stipules are present and interpetiolar . The flowers are nearly always bisexual and actinomorphic , often heterostylous, and usually are in cymose inflorescences. The calyx is mostly somewhat reduced and 4-5-lobed or sometimes the lobes are obsolete or rarely one of them greatly expanded and brightly colored . The sympetalous corolla is mostly 4-5-lobed, occasionally with 3 or up to 10 lobes. The androecium consists of as many stamens as corolla lobes and is adnate to the corolla tube or epigynous zone, alternate with the lobes. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of 2 or seldom more carpels, a single style , and a nearly always inferior ovary with the number of locules equaling the number of carpels, each with 1-many axile ovules. An epigynous nectary disk is usually present. The fruit is variable, sometimes forming multiples . -- Gerald Carr.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Flowering Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Lamiidae
()
- Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
- Superorder:
Gentiananae
()
- Thorne Ex Reveal, 1992
- Superorder:
Gentiananae
(
- Subclass:
Lamiidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Gaertnera
There are approximately 94 species in this genus:
G. alata · G. arenaria · G. australiana · G. bambusifolia · G. bieleri · G. bipinnatifida · G. boivinii · G. bracteata · G. brevipedicellata · G. calycina · G. calycina var. calycina · G. calycina var. variegata · G. cardiocarpa · G. chapelieri · G. chenopodifolia · G. coerulea · G. cooperi · G. crassiflora · G. crinita · G. cuneifolia · G. darcyana · G. dinklagei · G. divaricata · G. drakeana · G. edentata · G. ferruginea · G. fissistipula · G. fractiflexa · G. furcellata · G. globigera · G. grisea · G. guillotii · G. hirtiflora (Bois Banane) · G. hispida · G. humblotii · G. indica · G. inflexa · G. laurifolia · G. leucothyrsa · G. liberiensis · G. longevaginalis · G. longifolia · G. longifolia var. longifolia · G. longifolia var. pubescens · G. lowryi · G. macrobotrys · G. macrostipula · G. madagascariensis · G. microphylla · G. monstrosa · G. obesa · G. oblanceolata · G. oblanceolata var. diversifolia · G. oblanceolata var. oblanceolata · G. obovata · G. obtusifolia · G. oxycarpa · G. paniculata · G. parvipaniculata · G. pauciflora · G. pendula · G. petrinensis · G. phanerophlebia · G. phyllosepala · G. phyllostachya · G. pongati · G. psychotrioides · G. quadriseta · G. racemosa · G. raphaelii · G. richardii · G. rosea · G. rotundifolia · G. rufinervis · G. salicifolia · G. schatzii · G. schizocalyx · G. spathacea · G. sphaerocarpa · G. spicata · G. stictophylla · G. ternifolia · G. thouarsii · G. trachystyla · G. truncata · G. vaginans · G. vaginans vaginans · G. vaginata · G. viminea · G. violacea · G. violascens · G. walkeri · G. winkleri · G. zimmermannii
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8473464
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14249989
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:546275-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3383958
