Bullockia (plant)

For the catfish species, see Bullockia maldonadoi.
Bullockia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
Genus: Bullockia
(Bridson) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
Type species
Bullockia setiflora
(Hiern) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer

Bullockia is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It was originally described as a subgenus of Canthium.[1] The genus is distributed in eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to Transvaal, as well as Madagascar in bushland, woodland, savannas, and dry, deciduous forests.[2]

Species

Additional material has been reported from Madagascar, but at the moment remains undescribed.[2]

References

  1. Bridson DM (1987). "Studies in African Rubiaceae-Vanguerieae: a new circumscription of Pyrostria and a new subgenus, Canthium subgen. Bullockia". Kew Bulletin. 42: 611–639. doi:10.2307/4110068.
  2. 1 2 Razafimandimbison SG, Lantz H, Mouly A, Bremer B (2009). "Evolutionary trends, major lineages, and new generic limits in the dioecious group of the tribe Vanguerieae (Rubiaceae): insights into the evolution of functional dioecy". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96 (1): 161–181. doi:10.3417/2006191.
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