Bullockia (plant)
| Bullockia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Vanguerieae |
| Genus: | Bullockia (Bridson) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer |
| Type species | |
| Bullockia setiflora (Hiern) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer | |
Bullockia is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It was originally described as a subgenus of Canthium.[1] The genus is distributed in eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to Transvaal, as well as Madagascar in bushland, woodland, savannas, and dry, deciduous forests.[2]
Species
Additional material has been reported from Madagascar, but at the moment remains undescribed.[2]
- Bullockia dyscriton (Bullock) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer - Kenya, Tanzania
- Bullockia fadenii (Bridson) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer - Kenya
- Bullockia impressinervia (Bridson) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer - Tanzania
- Bullockia mombazensis (Baill.) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique
- Bullockia pseudosetiflora (Bridson) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer - Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda
- Bullockia setiflora (Hiern) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Natal, Transvaal
References
- ↑ Bridson DM (1987). "Studies in African Rubiaceae-Vanguerieae: a new circumscription of Pyrostria and a new subgenus, Canthium subgen. Bullockia". Kew Bulletin. 42: 611–639. doi:10.2307/4110068.
- 1 2 Razafimandimbison SG, Lantz H, Mouly A, Bremer B (2009). "Evolutionary trends, major lineages, and new generic limits in the dioecious group of the tribe Vanguerieae (Rubiaceae): insights into the evolution of functional dioecy". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96 (1): 161–181. doi:10.3417/2006191.
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