Hijmania

Hijmania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Hijmania
M.D.M.Vianna (2016)
Species[1]

4; see text

Synonyms[1]

Maria M.D.M.Vianna (2013), nom. illeg.

Hijmania is a genus of flowering plants in the mulberry family, Moraceae. It includes four species of shrubs and subshrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea in the west through west and west-central Africa to Kenya and Tanzania in east Africa.[1]

Species

Four species are accepted.[1]

  • Hijmania alta (Engl.) M.D.M.Vianna – eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to southeastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania
  • Hijmania angusticornis (Engl.) M.D.M.Vianna – Cameroon
  • Hijmania scaphigera (Bureau) M.D.M.Vianna – Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Hijmania turbinata (Engl.) M.D.M.Vianna – Guinea to Ghana, and Nigeria to Republic of the Congo

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hijmania M.D.M.Vianna. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 April 2024.