Byrsophyllum

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Byrsophyllum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Gardenieae
Genus: Byrsophyllum
Hook.f.

Byrsophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Ixoroideae[1] and the tribe Gardenieae.

The genus is native to India and Sri Lanka.[2]

Species[edit]

  • Byrsophyllum ellipticum (Thwaites) Hook.f. - Sri Lanka
  • Byrsophyllum tetrandrum (Bedd.) Hook.f. - India

References[edit]

  1. ^ Aluminium Accumulation in Leaves of Rubiaceae: Systematic and Phylogenetic Implications. S. Jansen‹, S. Dessein‹, F. Piesschaert‹, E. RbbrechtŒ and E. Smets, Annals of Botany, 2000, volume 85, pages 91-101 (article[dead link])
  2. ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1873. Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in Herberiis Kewensibus servata definita 2: 83.


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