Breonia

Breonia
Isotype of Breonia tayloriana, deposited in the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (barcode: K000173926)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Cinchonoideae
Tribe:	Naucleeae
Genus:	Breonia A.Rich. ex DC.
Type species
Breonia madagascariensis A.Rich. ex DC.
Synonyms[1]
Anthocephalus A.Rich. Cephalidium A.Rich. Elattospermum Soler. Franchetia Baill. Neobreonia Ridsdale Samama Rumph. ex Kuntze, nom. illeg.

Breonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Most species are trees, rarely shrubs.[2]

Species

• Breonia boivinii^(Wikispecies) Havil.
• Breonia capuronii^(Wikispecies) Razafim.
• Breonia chinensis^(Wikispecies) (Lam.) Capuron – Bur-flower tree
• Breonia cuspidata^(Wikispecies) (Baker) Havil.
• Breonia decaryana^(Wikispecies) Homolle
• Breonia fragifera^(Wikispecies) Capuron ex Razafim.
• Breonia havilandiana^(Wikispecies) Homolle
• Breonia louvelii^(Wikispecies) Homolle
• Breonia lowryi^(Wikispecies) Razafim.
• Breonia macrocarpa^(Wikispecies) Homolle
• Breonia madagascariensis A.Rich. ex DC.
• Breonia membranacea^(Wikispecies) Havil.
• Breonia perrieri^(Wikispecies) Homolle
• Breonia richardsonii^(Wikispecies) Razafim.
• Breonia sambiranensis^(Wikispecies) Razafim.
• Breonia sphaerantha^(Wikispecies) (Baill.) Homolle ex Ridsdale
• Breonia stipulata^(Wikispecies) Havil.
• Breonia taolagnaroensis^(Wikispecies) Razafim.
• Breonia tayloriana^(Wikispecies) Razafim.
• Breonia tsaratananensis^(Wikispecies) Razafim.

References

1. "Breonia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
2. Razafimandimbison SG (2002). "A systematic revision of Breonia (Rubiaceae-Naucleeae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 89 (1): 1–37. doi:10.2307/3298655. JSTOR 3298655.

External links

• Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Breonia