''Batopedina'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

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 ( ...

.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 was ...

in 1953. The genus is found in

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

, 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. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

Species

* '' Batopedina linearifolia'' ( Bremek.) Verdc. **''Batopedina linearifolia'' var. ''glabra'' E.M.A.Petit - D.R.Congo **''Batopedina linearifolia'' var. ''linearifolia'' -

* '' 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'' (

A.Chev. Auguste Jean Baptiste Chevalier (June 1873, in Domfront – June 1956, in Paris) was a French botanist, taxonomist, and explorer of tropical Africa, especially of French colonial empire in Africa that included Côte d'Ivoire. He also explored an ...

Hutch. John Hutchinson (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, Wark on Ty ...

& Dalziel) Verdc.A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel, Flora of West Tropical Africa 2: 129 (1931). ''Otomeria tenuis'' -

References

External links

''Batopedina'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera Knoxieae {{Rubioideae-stub