Nerophila

Nerophila gentianoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Melastomateae
Genus: Nerophila
Species: N. clandestina N. congolensis N. decandra N. gentianoides N. pauciflora N. praviantha N. senegambiensis N. togoensis

Name

Nerophila Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 14: 119. (1850) emend. Veranso‐Libalah, Stone & Kadereit, (2020)

  • Type species: Nerophila gentianoides Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 14: 120. (1850)

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Rhodosepala Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 475 (1887)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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