''Rothmannia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are a 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 interpetiolar stipules ...
. It was described in 1776 and is named for
Göran Rothman Göran (Georg) Rothman (30 November 1739, in Husebybruk, SmÃ¥land, Sweden – 3 December 1778, in Stockholm), was a Swedish naturalist, physician and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.
His father, Johan Stensson Rothman, was a teacher of Logic and ...
(1739–1778) by
Thunberg – both were pupils of
Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...
.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generally organized in many-flowered inflorescences, solitary flowers are also found in this genus. The reduction of the number of flowers per inflorescence is often invertedly proportionate to the size of the flowers, which explains the large solitary flowers of some ''Rothmannia''.
Distribution and species
The genus originally had wide distribution, but is now restricted to species found in tropical and southern Africa:
* ''
Rothmannia annae
''Rothmannia annae'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the Seychelles. It is found in its natural state only on Aride Island
Aride Island is the northernmost granitic island in the Seychelles ( Bird Island is the ...
''
(E.P. Wright) Keay
* ''
Rothmannia capensis
''Rothmannia capensis'' is a South African tree belonging to the Rubiaceae, usually about 5 m high in the open, but reaching 20 m under forest conditions. It occurs from the south-western Cape Province along the coastal regions and in ...
''
Thunb.
Carl Peter Thunberg, also known as Karl Peter von Thunberg, Carl Pehr Thunberg, or Carl Per Thunberg (11 November 1743 – 8 August 1828), was a Swedish naturalist and an "apostle" of Carl Linnaeus. After studying under Linnaeus at Uppsala Un ...
* ''
Rothmannia ebamutensis''
Sonké
* ''
Rothmannia engleriana
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generall ...
''
(K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deutsc ...
) Keay
* ''
Rothmannia fischeri
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generally org ...
''
(K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deutsc ...
) Bullock
Bullock may refer to:
Animals
* Bullock (in British English), a castrated male bovine animal of any age
* Bullock (in North America), a young bull (an uncastrated male bovine animal)
* Bullock (in Australia, India and New Zealand), an ox, an adul ...
ex Oberm.
* ''
Rothmannia globosa''
( Hochst.) Keay
* ''
Rothmannia hispida''
(K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deutsc ...
) Fagerl.
* ''
Rothmannia jollyana''
N. Hallé
* ''
Rothmannia lateriflora''
(K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deutsc ...
) Keay
* ''
Rothmannia libisa
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generally org ...
''
N. Hallé
* ''
Rothmannia liebrechtsiana
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generally org ...
''
( De Wild. & T. Durand) Keay
* ''
Rothmannia longiflora
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generally org ...
''
Salisb.
Richard Anthony Salisbury, FRS (born Richard Anthony Markham; 2 May 1761 – 23 March 1829) was a British botanist. While he carried out valuable work in horticultural and botanical sciences, several bitter disputes caused him to be ostracised ...
* ''
Rothmannia lujae
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generally org ...
''
( De Wild.) Keay
* ''
Rothmannia macrocarpa
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generally org ...
''
(Hiern Hiern is a British surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Barry Hiern (born 1951), Australian cricketer
*Ross Hiern (1922–1999), Australian cricketer
*William Philip Hiern (1839–1925), British mathematician and botanist
See also
* ...
) Keay
* ''
Rothmannia macrosiphon''
(K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deutsc ...
) Bridson
* ''
Rothmannia manganjae
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generally org ...
''
(Hiern Hiern is a British surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Barry Hiern (born 1951), Australian cricketer
*Ross Hiern (1922–1999), Australian cricketer
*William Philip Hiern (1839–1925), British mathematician and botanist
See also
* ...
) Keay
* ''
Rothmannia mayumbensis
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generally org ...
''
(R.D. Good) Keay
* ''
Rothmannia munsae
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generally org ...
''
( Schweinf. ex Hiern Hiern is a British surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Barry Hiern (born 1951), Australian cricketer
*Ross Hiern (1922–1999), Australian cricketer
*William Philip Hiern (1839–1925), British mathematician and botanist
See also
* ...
) E.M.A. Petit
* ''
Rothmannia octomera
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generall ...
''
( Hook.) Fagerl.
* ''
Rothmannia ravae
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Carl Peter Thunberg, Thunberg – both were pupils of Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus.
Des ...
''
( Chiov.) Bridson
* ''
Rothmannia talbotii
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generall ...
''
(Wernham) Keay
* ''
Rothmannia urcelliformis
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Thunberg – both were pupils of Linnaeus.
Description
Although Rubiaceae flowers are generall ...
''
(Hiern Hiern is a British surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Barry Hiern (born 1951), Australian cricketer
*Ross Hiern (1922–1999), Australian cricketer
*William Philip Hiern (1839–1925), British mathematician and botanist
See also
* ...
) Bullock
Bullock may refer to:
Animals
* Bullock (in British English), a castrated male bovine animal of any age
* Bullock (in North America), a young bull (an uncastrated male bovine animal)
* Bullock (in Australia, India and New Zealand), an ox, an adul ...
ex Robyns
Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns (1901-1986), known as Walter Robyns, was a Belgian botanist. His son, André Robyns (1935–2003), was also a botanist.
Biography
He received his doctorate in sciences at the University of Louvain.
* ''
Rothmannia whitfieldii''
(Lindl.
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.
Early years
Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley w ...
) Dandy
Asian species moved to other genera
The species found in western Indian Ocean, southern China to Indo-China and New Guinea are now placed in other genera, especially ''
Ridsdalea
''Ridsdalea'' is an Asian genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae; it was named after Dr. Colin Ernest Ridsdale (1944–2017), who was an English botanist and Specialist in tropical plants and Rubiaceae family. The type species is ''Ridsdalea g ...
:
[Pereira JT, Wong KM (2016) ''Sandakania'' 21: 42.][ IPNI - Rubiaceae: ''Ridsdalea'' J.T.Pereira & K.M.Wong ](_blank)
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* ''R. attopevensis'' (Pit.) Bremek.
Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp (7 February 1888, in Dordrecht – 21 December 1984) was a Dutch botanist.
He received his education at the University of Utrecht, and performed as a botanical researcher in Indonesia and South Africa. In South ...
* ''R. daweishanensis'' Y.M. Shui & W.H. Chen
* '' R. eucodon'' (K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deutsc ...
) Bremek.
Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp (7 February 1888, in Dordrecht – 21 December 1984) was a Dutch botanist.
He received his education at the University of Utrecht, and performed as a botanical researcher in Indonesia and South Africa. In South ...
* ''R. kampucheana'' Tirveng.
* ''R. kuchingensis'' ( W.W.Sm.) K.M. Wong and ''R. malayana'' K.M. Wong are synonyms of ''Ridsdalea grandis
''Ridsdalea grandis'' (synonym ''Gardenia grandis'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae native to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo; it is the type species of the genus ''Ridsdalea''.
References
Gardenieae
Flo ...
'' (Korth.) J.T.Pereira
* ''R. macromera'' ( Lauterb. & K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deutsc ...
) Fagerl.
* ''R. merrillii'' (Elmer) J.T. Pereira & Ridsdale
* ''R. pulcherrima'' (Kurz
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Kurz was born and raised in ...
) Tirveng.
* ''R. schoemannii'' ( Teijsm. & Binn.) Tirveng.
* ''R. sootepensis'' (Craib) Bremek.
Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp (7 February 1888, in Dordrecht – 21 December 1984) was a Dutch botanist.
He received his education at the University of Utrecht, and performed as a botanical researcher in Indonesia and South Africa. In South ...
* ''R. thailandica'' Tirveng.
* ''R. uranthera'' (C.E.C. Fisch.) Tirveng.
* ''R. venalis'' Bremek.
Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp (7 February 1888, in Dordrecht – 21 December 1984) was a Dutch botanist.
He received his education at the University of Utrecht, and performed as a botanical researcher in Indonesia and South Africa. In South ...
* ''R. vidalii'' Bremek.
Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp (7 February 1888, in Dordrecht – 21 December 1984) was a Dutch botanist.
He received his education at the University of Utrecht, and performed as a botanical researcher in Indonesia and South Africa. In South ...
* ''R. vietnamensis'' Tirveng.
* ''R. wittii'' (Craib) Bremek.
Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp (7 February 1888, in Dordrecht – 21 December 1984) was a Dutch botanist.
He received his education at the University of Utrecht, and performed as a botanical researcher in Indonesia and South Africa. In South ...
''Rothmannia macrophylla'' ( Hook.f.) Bremek.
Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp (7 February 1888, in Dordrecht – 21 December 1984) was a Dutch botanist.
He received his education at the University of Utrecht, and performed as a botanical researcher in Indonesia and South Africa. In South ...
is a synonym of '' Singaporandia macrophylla'' (Hook.f.) K.M.Wong
References
External links
''Rothmannia'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2703581
Rubiaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot