''Bathysa'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the

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Rubiaceae. It was described by

Carl Borivoj Presl Carl Borivoj Presl ( cs, Karel Bořivoj Presl; 17 February 1794 – 2 October 1852) was a Czech botanist. Biography Presl lived his entire life in Prague, and was a professor of botany at the University of Prague (1833–52).

in 1845. The genus is found from

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

south to

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and

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Species

Species currently (April 2014) accepted:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Bathysa australis ''Bathysa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1845. The genus is found from Venezuela south to Brazil and Bolivia. Species Species currently (April 2014) accepted: * '' Bathysa ...

'' (A.St.-Hil.)

K.Schum. Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist. Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...

- Bolivia, Brazil * '' Bathysa bathysoides'' ( Steyerm.) Delprete - Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Perú, Brazil * ''

Bathysa gymnocarpa ''Bathysa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1845. The genus is found from Venezuela south to Brazil and Bolivia. Species Species currently (April 2014) accepted: * '' Bathysa ...

- Brazil (States of

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

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) * ''

Bathysa mendoncae ''Bathysa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1845. The genus is found from Venezuela south to Brazil and Bolivia. Species Species currently (April 2014) accepted: * ''Bathysa ...

- Brazil * ''

Bathysa multiflora ''Bathysa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1845. The genus is found from Venezuela south to Brazil and Bolivia. Species Species currently (April 2014) accepted: * ''Bathysa ...

'' L.O.Williams - Perú * ''

Bathysa nicholsonii ''Bathysa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1845. The genus is found from Venezuela south to Brazil and Bolivia. Species Species currently (April 2014) accepted: * ''Bathysa ...

- Brazil * ''

Bathysa perijaensis ''Bathysa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1845. The genus is found from Venezuela south to Brazil and Bolivia. Species Species currently (April 2014) accepted: * ''Bathysa ...

'' ( Steyerm.) Delprete - Venezuela * ''

Bathysa pittieri ''Bathysa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1845. The genus is found from Venezuela south to Brazil and Bolivia. Species Species currently (April 2014) accepted: * ''Bathysa ...

'' (

Standl. Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants. __TOC__ Standley was born on March 21, 1884 in Avalon, Missouri. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri an ...

) Steyerm. - Venezuela * '' Bathysa stipulata'' ( Vell.) C.Presl - Brazil * ''

Bathysa sylvestrae ''Bathysa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1845. The genus is found from Venezuela south to Brazil and Bolivia. Species Species currently (April 2014) accepted: * ''Bathysa ...

'' Germano-Filho & M.Gomes - Brazil (State of

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References

External links

''Bathysa'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Condamineeae Flora of northern South America Flora of western South America Flora of Brazil Rubiaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Borivoj Presl {{Ixoroideae-stub