''Byrsophyllum'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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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 belongs to the subfamily
Ixoroideae
Ixoroideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 4000 species in 27 tribes.
Tribes
* Airospermeae Kainul. & B.Bremer
* Alberteae Hook.f.
* Aleisanthieae Mouly, J.Florence & B.Bremer
* Augusteae K ...
[Aluminium Accumulation in Leaves of Rubiaceae: Systematic and Phylogenetic Implications. S. Jansen, S. Dessein, F. Piesschaert, E. Rbbrecht and E. Smets, Annals of Botany, 2000, volume 85, pages 91-101]
article
and the tribe
Gardenieae
Gardenieae is a Tribe (biology), tribe of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae and contains about 586 species in 53 genus, genera.
Genera
Currently accepted names
* ''Adenorandia'' Vermoesen (1 sp)
* ''Agouticarpa'' C.H. ...
.
The genus is native to
India
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and
Sri Lanka
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.
[Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1873. Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in Herberiis Kewensibus servata definita 2: 83.](_blank)
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Species
* '' Byrsophyllum ellipticum'' (Thwaites) Hook.f.
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- Sri Lanka
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* ''Byrsophyllum tetrandrum
''Byrsophyllum tetrandrum'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Kerala and Tamil Nadu
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'' ( Bedd.) Hook.f.
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For 20 years he served as director of the Ro ...
- India
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References
Rubiaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
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