Brenania
Brenania | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Gardenieae |
Genus: | Brenania Keay |
Type species | |
Brenania spathulifolia (R.D.Good) Keay |
Brenania is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It is found from Nigeria to Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Congo, and D.R.Congo. The genus was described in 1958 and contained only the type species Brenania spathulifolia (now considered a synonym of B. brieyi, although per ICN B. spathulifolia retains its status as type).[1][2]
Species
- Brenania brieyi (De Wild.) E.M.A.Petit - Nigeria, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, D.R.Congo
- Brenania rhomboideifolia E.M.A.Petit - D.R.Congo
References
- ↑ Ronald William John Keay. 1958. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 28: 26.
- ↑ "Brenania in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved June 2014.