Biology:Nematostylis

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Short description: Genus of plants

Nematostylis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Alberteae
Genus: Nematostylis
Hook.f.
Species:
N. anthophylla
Binomial name
Nematostylis anthophylla
(A.Rich. ex DC.) Baill.
Synonyms
  • Alberta loranthoides (Hook.f.) Cavaco
  • Nematostylis loranthoides Hook.f.
  • Pavetta anthophylla A.Rich. ex DC.

Nematostylis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, i.e. Nematostylis anthophylla, which is endemic to Madagascar .[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1873 and only held the species Nematostylis loranthoides. This species was made synonym with Nematostylis anthophylla, which then became the type species.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6991040 entry