Hydnophytum camporum

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

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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
        Order: Rubiales () - Dumortier, 1829
        Family: Rubiaceae () - A.l. De Jussieu, 1789 - Coffee Family
        Genus: Hydnophytum ()
        Specific epithet: camporum - S.Moore
        Botanical name: - Hydnophytum camporum S.Moore

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Hydnophytum

There are approximately 99 species in this genus:

H. agatifolium · H. albense · H. albertisii · H. alboviride · H. amboinense · H. amplifolium · H. andamanense · H. angustifolium · H. archboldianum · H. blumei · H. borneanum · H. brachycladum · H. bracteatum · H. brassii · H. buxifolium · H. camporum · H. capitatum · H. confertifolium · H. contortum · H. cordifolium · H. coriaceum · H. costatum · H. crassicaule · H. crassifolium · H. cuneatum · H. davisii · H. decipiens · H. dipteropodum · H. dolichophyllum · H. ellipticum · H. ferrugineum · H. forbesii · H. formicarium · H. formicarum (Ant Plant) · H. grandiflorum · H. grandifolium · H. guppyanum · H. hahlii · H. hellwigii · H. heterophyllum · H. inerme · H. intermedium · H. kajewskii · H. kejense · H. kelelense · H. kochii · H. lanceolatum · H. laurifolium · H. ledermannii · H. leytense · H. linearifolium · H. longiflorum · H. longipes · H. longistylum · H. loranthifolium · H. lucidulum · H. macrophyllum · H. magnifolium · H. magnirubrum · H. mamberamoense · H. membranaceum · H. mindanaense · H. mindanaensis · H. mindorense · H. montis-kani · H. montivagum · H. moseleyanum · H. myrtifolium · H. nigrescens · H. nitidum · H. normale · H. oblongum · H. orbiculatum · H. ovatum · H. papuanum · H. parvifolium · H. pauper · H. petiolatum · H. philippinense · H. punamense · H. radicans · H. ramispinum · H. robustum · H. selebicum · H. simplex · H. spathulatum · H. stenophyllum · H. stewartii · H. subnormale · H. subrotundum · H. subsessile · H. sumatranum · H. tetrapterum · H. tortuosum · H. vaccinifolium · H. virgatum · H. vitis-idaea · H. wilkinsonii · H. zippelianum

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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.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 9233429
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14252679
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:753431-1
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3384566