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Description
Family Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are trees , shrubs , or infrequently herbs comprising about 450 genera and 6,500 species, including some lianous forms. The leaves are simple and usually entire, and are opposite or sometimes whorled ; stipules are present and interpetiolar . The flowers are nearly always bisexual and actinomorphic , often heterostylous, and usually are in cymose inflorescences. The calyx is mostly somewhat reduced and 4-5-lobed or sometimes the lobes are obsolete or rarely one of them greatly expanded and brightly colored . The sympetalous corolla is mostly 4-5-lobed, occasionally with 3 or up to 10 lobes. The androecium consists of as many stamens as corolla lobes and is adnate to the corolla tube or epigynous zone, alternate with the lobes. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of 2 or seldom more carpels, a single style, and a nearly always inferior ovary with the number of locules equaling the number of carpels, each with 1-many axile ovules. An epigynous nectary disk is usually present. The fruit is variable, sometimes forming multiples . -- Gerald Carr.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Lamiidae
()
- Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
- Superorder:
Gentiananae
()
- Thorne Ex Reveal, 1992
- Order:
Rubiales
()
- Dumortier, 1829
- Family:
Rubiaceae
()
- A.l. De Jussieu, 1789
- Coffee Family
- Genus:
Lasianthus
()
- Specific epithet:
pedunculatus
- E.A.Bruce
- Botanical name: - Lasianthus pedunculatus E.A.Bruce
- Specific epithet:
pedunculatus
- E.A.Bruce
- Genus:
Lasianthus
(
- Family:
Rubiaceae
(
- Order:
Rubiales
(
- Superorder:
Gentiananae
(
- Subclass:
Lamiidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003
Similar Species
Members of the genus Lasianthus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 306 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
L. acuminatissimus · L. acuminatus · L. africanus · L. africanus subsp. biokoensis · L. africanus mayumbensis · L. angustifolius · L. annamicus · L. apiocarpus · L. appressus · L. aristatus · L. attenuatus · L. austrosinensis · L. austroyunnanensis · L. bahorucanus · L. barbiger · L. batangensis · L. biermanni · L. biermannii · L. biermannii biermannii · L. biermannii crassipedunculatus · L. biermannii subsp. crassipedunculatus · L. biflorus · L. blumeanus · L. bordeni · L. bordenii · L. borneensis · L. brachyphyllus · L. bracteolatus · L. bractescens · L. brevipes · L. bulusanensis · L. burmanicus · L. calycinus · L. cambodianus · L. canephoroides · L. capitatus · L. capitatus capitatus · L. capitatus subsp. pendulus · L. capitatus subsp. vietnamensis · L. capitulatus · L. caudatifolius · L. cereiflorus · L. chartaceus · L. chelonoides · L. chevalieri · L. chinensis · L. chlorocarpus · L. chrysocaulis · L. chrysoneurus · L. chrysophyllus · L. chrysotrichus · L. chunii · L. ciliatus · L. cinereus · L. clementis · L. coffeodis · L. coffeoides · L. congesticymus · L. conspicuus · L. constrictus · L. constrictus var. constrictus · L. constrictus var. latifolius · L. copelandi · L. copelandii · L. cordatus · L. coronatus · L. crinitus · L. curtisii · L. cyaneus · L. cyanocarpoides · L. cyanocarpus · L. dalatensis · L. dichotomus · L. discolor · L. eberhardtii · L. elevatineurus · L. ellipsoideus · L. ellipticus · L. euneurus · L. excelsus · L. filiformis · L. filiformis var. bracteatus · L. filiformis var. filiformis · L. filipes · L. firmus · L. flavihirtus · L. foetidissimus · L. foetulentus · L. fordii · L. fordii f. pubescens · L. formosensis · L. foxworthyanus · L. furcatus · L. gainii · L. gardneri · L. glaber · L. glabrescens · L. glomeriflorus · L. glomeruliflora · L. glomeruliflorus
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Further Reading
- Lovett, J. 1996. Completed data collection forms for restricted range trees of Tanzania.
- Lovett, J. 1996. Tanzanian forest trees with a restricted distribution.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. Lasianthus pedunculatus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5955294
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:755078-1
- IUCN ID: 35438
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1023061
