Bullockia

For the catfish species see Bullockia maldonadoi
Bullockia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
clade: Angiosperms
clade: Eudicots
clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
Genus: Bullockia
(Bridson) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
Type species
Bullockia setiflora
(Hiern) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer

Bullockia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was originally descripted as a subgenus of Canthium.[1] The genus is distributed in eastern and southern Africa and Madagascar in bushland, woodland, savannas, and dry, deciduous forests.[2] There are at least eight species.

Species

This list is incomplete as there are still undescribed species from Madagascar.

References

  1. ^ Bridson DM (1987). "Studies in African Rubiaceae-Vanguerieae: a new circumscription of Pyrostria and a new subgenus, Canthium subgen. Bullockia". Kew Bulletin 42: 611–639. 
  2. ^ Razafimandimbison SG, Lantz H, Mouly A, Bremer B (2009). "Evolutionary trends, major lineages, and new generic limits in the dioecious group of the tribe Vanguerieae (Rubiaceae): insights into the evolution of functional dioecy". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 96 (1): 161–181. doi:10.3417/2006191. 

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