''Bikkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is

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to the Philippines, the Maluku region of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the western Pacific ( Melanesia and Micronesia). The genus was named by Caspar Reinwardt in 1825. Seven of the

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n species previously included in ''Bikkia'' were transferred to a separate genus, ''

Thiollierea ''Thiollierea'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recog ...

'', in 2011 based on molecular and morphological information.Barrabé L., Mouly A., Lowry II P. P. & Munzinger J. 2011. — Reinstatement of the endemic New Caledonian genus ''Thiollierea'' Montrouz. (Rubiaceae) necessitated by the polyphyly of ''Bikkia'' Reinw. as currently circumscribed. Adansonia, sér. 3, 33 (1): 115–134.
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Species

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Bikkia bridgeana ''Bikkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the Philippines, the Maluku region of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the western Pacific (Melanesia and Micronesia). The genus was named by Caspar Reinwardt ...

'' F.Muell. - New Guinea * ''

Bikkia commerconiana ''Bikkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the Philippines, the Maluku region of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the western Pacific (Melanesia and Micronesia). The genus was named by Caspar Reinwardt ...

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 ...

- New Guinea * ''

Bikkia gaudichaudiana ''Bikkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the Philippines, the Maluku region of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the western Pacific (Melanesia and Micronesia). The genus was named by Caspar Reinwardt ...

'' Brongn. - New Guinea * ''

Bikkia guilloviana ''Bikkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the Philippines, the Maluku region of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the western Pacific (Melanesia and Micronesia). The genus was named by Caspar Georg Carl ...

'' Brongn. - New Guinea * ''

Bikkia longicarpa ''Bikkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the Philippines, the Maluku region of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the western Pacific (Melanesia and Micronesia). The genus was named by Caspar Reinwardt ...

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Bikkia moluccana ''Bikkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the Philippines, the Maluku region of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the western Pacific (Melanesia and Micronesia). The genus was named by Caspar Reinwardt ...

'' Suess. ex Troll & Dragend. - Maluku * ''

Bikkia palauensis ''Bikkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It is Indigenous (ecology), native to the Philippines, the Maluku (province), Maluku region of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the western Pacific Islands, Pac ...

'' Valeton - Palau * ''

Bikkia pancheri ''Bikkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the Philippines, the Maluku region of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the western Pacific (Melanesia and Micronesia). The genus was named by Caspar Reinward ...

'' (Brongn.) Guillaumin -

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, Solomon Islands,

, Vanuatu * ''

Bikkia philippinensis ''Bikkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the Philippines, the Maluku region of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the western Pacific ( Melanesia and Micronesia). The genus was named by Caspar ...

'' Valeton - Cebu * ''

Bikkia tetrandra ''Bikkia tetrandra'' (Chamorro language, Chamorro: ''gausali'') is an herbaceous member of the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Papuasia and islands of the western Pacific. The stems ignite easily and can be used to make torches or candles. Ref ...

'' ( L.f.) A.Rich. - New Guinea, Solomon Islands,

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, Niue,

, Tonga, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Wallis-Futuna Islands

References

External links

''Bikkia'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera Flora of the Visayas Flora of the Maluku Islands Flora of Papuasia Flora of the Pacific Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cinchonoideae-stub