Biology:Hoffmannia

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Short description: Genus of plants

Hoffmannia
Hoffmannia refulgens.JPG
Hoffmannia refulgens
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Hamelieae
Genus: Hoffmannia
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Synonyms[1]
  • Ruiz & Pav. A.Juss.
  • Euosmia Erosmia
  • Humb. & Bonpl. Ohigginsia

Hoffmannia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are distributed in Mexico, Central America, and South America.[2]

There are about 100 species.[3]

Species include:

  • Hoffmannia congesta – Costa Rica
  • Hoffmannia discolor
  • Hoffmannia ecuatoriana Standl.endemic to Ecuador
  • Hoffmannia excelsa (Kunth) K. Schum
  • Hoffmannia ghiesbreghtii – Guatemala, southern Mexico
  • Hoffmannia modesta Diels – endemic to Ecuador.
  • Hoffmannia refulgens
  • Hoffmannia regalis Hook.
  • Hoffmannia roezlii

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References

  1. "Hoffmannia Sw". https://www.gbif.org/species/2895112. 
  2. Taylor, C. M., & Gereau, R. E. (2011). Rubiacearum americanarum magna hama pars XXVI: new species of Hoffmannia (Hamelieae) and more comments on the genus. Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature, 21(1), 94-117.
  3. Castillo-Campos, G., et al. (2013). Hoffmannia arqueonervosa (Rubiaceae), una especie nueva del centro de Veracruz, México. Revista mexicana de biodiversidad 84(3), 751-755.

Wikidata ☰ Q3457373 entry