''Plocama'' 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 ...
of
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
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
William Aiton
William Aiton (17312 February 1793) was a Scotland, Scottish botanist.
Aiton was born near Hamilton, Scotland, Hamilton. Having been regularly trained to the profession of a gardener, he travelled to London in 1754, and became assistant to Phi ...
in 1789. It is distributed from the
Canary Islands
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to northwestern
India
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.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera were merged into it. There are now about 34 species.
[Backlund, M., Bremer, B., & Thulin, M. (2007)]
Paraphyly of Paederieae, recognition of Putorieae and expansion of ''Plocama'' (Rubiaceae-Rubioideae).
''Taxon'', 56(2), 315-328.
Plants of this genus are herbs or shrubs. They generally have an offensive scent when crushed. The leaves are oppositely arranged. The corolla is funnel shaped with a short to long tubular base. The fruit is either a
drupe
In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is a type of fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pip'' (UK), ''pit'' (US), ''stone'', or ''pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a seed ...
or a body that splits into two parts when ripe.
[
]
Species
''Plants of the World Online'' includes:
# '' Plocama afghanica'' (Ehrend.
Friedrich Ehrendorfer (26 July 1927 – 28 November 2023) was an Austrian botanist who was professor emeritus of plant systematics at the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna. He was an honorary member of the America ...
) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama asperuliformis'' (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama aucheri
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' ( Guill.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama botschantzevii
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama brevifolia
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' (Coss. & Durieu ex Pomel) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama bruguieri
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' (A.Rich.
Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852).
Biography
Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Fren ...
ex DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama bucharica
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' (B.Fedtsch. & Des.-Shost.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama calabrica
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' ( L.f.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama calcicola
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' (Puff) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama calycoptera
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' (Decne.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama corcyllis
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' ( Sond.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama crucianelloides
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' (Jaub. & Spach) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama dubia
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' (Aitch. & Hemsl.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama eriantha'' (Jaub. & Spach) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama hymenostephana'' (Jaub. & Spach) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama iljinii'' (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama inopinata'' (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama jolana'' (Thulin) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama kandaharensis'' (Ehrend.
Friedrich Ehrendorfer (26 July 1927 – 28 November 2023) was an Austrian botanist who was professor emeritus of plant systematics at the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna. He was an honorary member of the America ...
& Qarar ex (Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama macrantha'' (Blatt. & Hallb.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama mestscherjakovii'' (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama olivieri'' (A.Rich.
Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852).
Biography
Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Fren ...
ex DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama pendula'' Aiton Aiton may refer to:
People
*Aiton (surname)
*Standard author abbreviation of William Aiton (1731 – 1793), Scottish botanist
Places
* Aiton, Cluj, a commune in Romania
*Aiton, Savoie
Aiton is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergn ...
# '' Plocama puberula'' (Balf.f.
Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, KBE, FRS, FRSE (31 March 1853 – 30 November 1922) was a Scottish botanist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow from 1879 to 1885, Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxfor ...
) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama putorioides'' (Radcl.-Sm.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama reboudiana'' (Coss. & Durieu) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama rosea'' ( Hemsl. ex Aitch.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama somaliensis
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' (Puff) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama szowitzii'' (DC.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama thymoides'' (Balf.f.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama tinctoria'' (Balf.f.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# ''Plocama trichophylla
''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India.
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...
'' (Popov) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama vassilczenkoi'' (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin
# '' Plocama yemenensis'' (Thulin) M.Backlund & Thulin
References
External links
World Checklist of Rubiaceae
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Rubiaceae genera