Fadogia Spectabilis

''Fadogia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genera '' Rytigynia'' and ''Fadogia'' form a strongly supported clade but neither of these genera is monophyletic.

Distribution

''Fadogia'' is found in Tropical Africa. '' F. cienkowskii'' and '' F. tetraquetra'' have the largest distribution and occur from Guinea to the Transvaal province. '' F. ancylantha'' and '' F. erythrophloea'' are also found in many African countries, but they don't occur so far south. The countries with the highest number of species are Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, and Central African Republic.

Bacterial leaf symbiosis

Endophytic bacteria are housed in the intercellular space of the leaf mesophyll tissue. The presence of these bacteria can only be microscopically ascertained. The bacteria are identified as '' Burkholderia'', which is a genus that is also found in the leaves of other Rubiaceae species. The hypothesis is that these endophytic bacteria provide chemical protection against insect herbivory.

Gousiekte

'' Fadogia homblei'' is known to cause gousiekte, a cardiotoxicosis of ruminants characterised by heart failure four to eight weeks after ingestion of certain rubiaceous plants.

Species

* '' Fadogia ancylantha'' Schweinf.
* '' Fadogia andersonii'' Robyns
* '' Fadogia arenicola'' K.Schum. & K.Krause
* '' Fadogia audruana'' M.Fay, J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
* '' Fadogia butayei'' De Wild.
* '' Fadogia caespitosa'' Robyns
* '' Fadogia chlorantha'' K.Schum.
* '' Fadogia chrysantha'' K.Schum.
* '' Fadogia cienkowskii'' Schweinf.
* '' Fadogia cinerascens'' Robyns
* ''Fadogia elskensii'' De Wild.
* '' Fadogia erythrophloea'' (K.Schum. & K.Krause) Hutch. & Dalziel
* '' Fadogia fragrans'' Robyns
* ''Fadogia fuchsioides'' Schweinf. ex Oliv.
* '' Fadogia glaberrima'' Welw. ex Hiern
* ''Fadogia gossweileri'' Robyns
* '' Fadogia graminea'' Wernham
* '' Fadogia homblei'' Robyns
* ''Fadogia lactiflora'' Welw. ex Hiern
* ''Fadogia latifolia'' A.Chev. ex Robyns
* '' Fadogia leucophloea'' Schweinf. ex Hiern
* '' Fadogia luangwae'' Verdc.
* ''Fadogia oblongolanceolata'' Robyns
* ''Fadogia obscura'' A.Chev. ex Robyns
* ''Fadogia olivacea'' Robyns
* ''Fadogia parvifolia'' Verdc.
* '' Fadogia pobeguinii'' Pobég.
* '' Fadogia punctulata'' Robyns
* ''Fadogia rostrata'' Robyns
* '' Fadogia salictaria'' S.Moore
* ''Fadogia schmitzii'' Verdc.
* '' Fadogia spectabilis'' Milne-Redh.
* ''Fadogia stenophylla'' Welw. ex Hiern
* '' Fadogia tetraquetra'' K.Schum. & K.Krause
* '' Fadogia tomentosa'' De Wild.
* ''Fadogia triphylla'' Baker
* ''Fadogia variifolia'' Robyns
* ''Fadogia verdcourtii'' Tennant
* '' Fadogia verdickii'' De Wild. & T.Durand
* ''Fadogia vollesenii'' Verdc.

References

External links

World Checklist of Rubiaceae

Rubiaceae genera

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