''Bathysa'' is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

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Rubiaceae Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with Petiole ( ...

. It was described by

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south to

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and

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Species

Species currently (April 2014) accepted:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> * '' Bathysa australis'' (A.St.-Hil.) K.Schum. - Bolivia, Brazil * '' Bathysa bathysoides'' (

Steyerm. Julian Alfred Steyermark (January 27, 1909 – October 15, 1988) was a Venezuelan American botanist. His focus was on New World vegetation, and he specialized in the family Rubiaceae. Life and work Julian Alfred Steyermark was born in St. Louis ...

) Delprete - Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Perú, Brazil * '' Bathysa gymnocarpa'' K.Schum. - Brazil (States of

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) * '' Bathysa mendoncae'' K.Schum. - Brazil * '' Bathysa multiflora'' L.O.Williams - Perú * '' Bathysa nicholsonii'' K.Schum. - Brazil * '' Bathysa perijaensis'' (

) Delprete - Venezuela * '' Bathysa pittieri'' ( Standl.)

- Venezuela * '' Bathysa stipulata'' ( Vell.) C.Presl - Brazil * '' Bathysa sylvestrae'' Germano-Filho & M.Gomes - Brazil (State of

)

References

External links

''Bathysa'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Dialypetalantheae Rubiaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Borivoj Presl Flora of Southern America {{Ixoroideae-stub