''Batopedina'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
family
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Rubiaceae.
[Verdcourt, Bernard. 1953. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 23: 29. ''Batopedina linearifolia''] It was described by
Bernard Verdcourt
Bernard Verdcourt (20 January 1925 – 25 October 2011) was a biologist and taxonomist, most widely known as a botanist and latterly an honorary research fellow at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London. Prior to coming to Kew in 1964, he ...
in 1953. The genus is found in
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
,
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
,
D.R.Congo, and
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
.
Species
* ''
Batopedina linearifolia''
( Bremek.) Verdc.
**''Batopedina linearifolia'' var. ''glabra''
E.M.A.Petit -
D.R.Congo
**''Batopedina linearifolia'' var. ''linearifolia'' -
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
* ''
Batopedina pulvinellata''
Robbr.[Robbr., Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 51: 179 (1981).]
**''Batopedina pulvinellata'' subsp. ''glabrifolia''
Robbr. -
D.R.Congo
**''Batopedina pulvinellata'' subsp. ''pulvinellata'' -
D.R.Congo
* ''
Batopedina tenuis
''Batopedina'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.Verdcourt, Bernard. 1953. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 23: 29. ''Batopedina linearifolia'' It was described by Bernard Verdcourt in 1953. The genus is ...
''
( A.Chev. ex Hutch.
John Hutchinson, OBE, FRS (7 April 1884 Blindburn, Northumberland – 2 September 1972 London) was an English botanist, taxonomist and author.''A Botanist in Southern Africa'' John Hutchinson (London, 1946)
Life and career
Born in Blindburn, ...
& Dalziel) Verdc.[A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel, Flora of West Tropical Africa 2: 129 (1931). ''Otomeria tenuis''] -
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
,
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
References
External links
''Batopedina'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Knoxieae
Flora of Africa
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