Psydrax
Psydrax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of trees, shrubs, and a few lianas in the paleotropics.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
Observations2,174
Psydrax es un género de plantas con flores del orden Gentianales de la familia Rubiaceae.[2] Se encuentra en las regiones tropicales del mundo. Especies Psydrax acutiflora (Hiern) Bridson Psydrax ammophila S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. Psydrax amplifolia (Elmer)A.P.Davis Psydrax ankotekonensis (Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Bridson Psydrax arnoldiana (De Wild. & T.Durand) Bridson Psydrax attenuata (R.Br. ex Benth.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. Psydrax austro-orientalis (Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Bridson Psydrax banksii S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. Psydrax bathieana (Cavaco)A.P.Davis & Bridson Psydrax bridsoniana Cheek & Sonké Psydrax calcicola (Craib)A.P.Davis Psydrax cymigera (Valeton)S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. Psydrax dicoccos Gaertn. Psydrax dunlapii (Hutch. & Dalziel) Bridson Psydrax esirensis (Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Bridson Psydrax fasciculata (Blume) A.P.Davis Psydrax faulknerae Bridson Psydrax ficiformis (Hook.f.) Bridson Psydrax forsteri S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. Psydrax fragrantissima (K.Schum.) Bridson Psydrax gilletii (De Wild.) Bridson Psydrax graciliflora (Merr. & L.M.Perry) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. Psydrax grandifolia (Thwaites) Ridsd
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Psydrax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of trees, shrubs, and a few lianas in the paleotropics.
==Taxonomy== The genus was named by Joseph Gaertner in 1788 in his book, De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum. Psydrax is a Greek word meaning a blister or bump. Gaertner may have chosen this name to refer to the warty fruit or the pimply seeds of some species. The name was hardly ever used after Gaertner proposed it because most authors placed these species in Canthium. Psydrax was reinstated in 1985 and 37 African species were transferred to it from Canthium. The monospecific genus Mesoptera was also sunk into Psydrax. Psydrax was shown to be monophyletic in a molecular phylogenetic study. It is closely related to Afrocanthium, Cyclophyllum and Keetia, genera that have been segregated from Canthium.