Brenania
| Brenania | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Gardenieae |
| Genus: | Brenania Keay |
| Type species | |
| Brenania spathulifolia | |
Brenania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Keay, R.W.J. (1958). "Randia and Gardenia in West Africa". Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État à Bruxelles. 28 (1): 26. doi:10.2307/3667018. JSTOR 3667018.
- ^ "Brenania in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 2014-06-30.
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