Remijia

Remijia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Tribe: Cinchoneae
Genus: Remijia
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Species

36 species; see text

Remijia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Within the family, it is a member of the subfamily Cinchonoideae and the tribe Cinchoneae.

There are about 36 species in Remijia.[1] They are native to Peru and Brazil. Some of the species have hollow stems that harbor ants.[2]

The bark of Remijia contains 0.5%–2% of the drug quinine. It is cheaper than the bark of Cinchona, a source of quinine. Because of its intense flavor, the bark of Remijia is used for making of tonic water.[3]

No type species has ever been designated for Remijia. In 2005, two species were transferred from Remijia to a new genus, Ciliosemina.[4]

Species

There are 45 recognised species:[1]

  • Remijia amazonica K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  • Remijia amphithrix Standl.
  • Remijia aracamuniensis (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor
  • Remijia argentea Steyerm.
  • Remijia asperula Standl.
  • Remijia berryi Steyerm.
  • Remijia chelomaphylla G.A.Sullivan
  • Remijia cinchonicarpa Sucre
  • Remijia delascioi Steyerm.
  • Remijia densiflora Benth.
  • Remijia duckei Standl.
  • Remijia ferruginea (A.St.-Hil.) DC..
  • Remijia firmula (Mart.) Wedd.
  • Remijia globosa (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor
  • Remijia glomerata Huber
  • Remijia grazielae Sucre
  • Remijia hilarii DC.
  • Remijia hirsuta Sucre
  • Remijia hispida Spruce ex K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  • Remijia hubbardiorum B.M.Boom
  • Remijia involucrata K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  • Remijia kuhlmannii Sucre
  • Remijia leiocalyx Standl. ex Steyerm.
  • Remijia longifolia Benth. ex Standl.
  • Remijia macrocnemia (Mart.) Wedd.
  • Remijia macrophylla (H.Karst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Flueck.
  • Remijia maguirei Steyerm.
  • Remijia marahuacensis Steyerm.
  • Remijia morilloi Steyerm.
  • Remijia pacimonica Standl.
  • Remijia paniculata DC.
  • Remijia physophora Benth. ex K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  • Remijia pilosinervula Steyerm.
  • Remijia reducta Steyerm.
  • Remijia roraimae (Benth.) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  • Remijia sessilis Steyerm.
  • Remijia sipapoensis Steyerm.
  • Remijia steyermarkii Standl.
  • Remijia tenuiflora Benth.
  • Remijia trianae Wernham
  • Remijia ulei K.Krause
  • Remijia uniflora C.M.Taylor
  • Remijia vaupesiana Steyerm.
  • Remijia vellozoi DC.
  • Remijia wurdackii Steyerm.

References

  1. ^ a b "Remijia". World Checklist of Rubiaceae At. Kew Gardens. http://www.kew.org/science/directory/projects/WorldRubiChecklist.html. 
  2. ^ David J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's Plant-Book third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4
  3. ^ Henry Hobhouse (2004) Šest rostlin, které změnily svět. Academia, Akademie věd České republiky, Praha, ISBN 80-200-1179-X, page 59. in Czech language
  4. ^ Lennart Andersson and Alexandre Antonelli. 2005. "Phylogeny of the tribe Cinchoneae (Rubiaceae), its position in Cinchonoideae, and description of a new genus, Ciliosemina". Taxon 54(1):17-28.

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