''Globulostylis'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
family Rubiaceae. It comprises 8 species growing in Central Africa.
Description
The main characters of ''Globulostylis'' are the few-flowered inflorescences with a pair of bracts at the apex of the peduncle and the style with a swelling in the lower half.
Distribution and habitat
''Globulostylis'' has 8 species in Central Africa, all endemic to the
Lower Guinean forests, except ''
G. uncinula'', which also occurs in the
Congolian forests.
[
All species are shrubs or small trees of forest understory, never gregarious.
]
Bacterial leaf symbiosis
Endophytic bacteria are housed in the intercellular space of the leaf mesophyll tissue. The presence of these bacteria can only be microscopically ascertained. The bacteria are identified as '' Burkholderia'', which is a genus that is also found in the leaves of other Rubiaceae species.
Taxonomy
The genus was described by H.F. Wernham in 1913 to accommodate two species from South Nigeria collected by Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Talbot, viz. '' G. minor'' and '' G. talbotii''.[
]
Species
Accepted species according to the latest revision.[
* '']Globulostylis cuvieroides
''Globulostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It comprises 8 species growing in Central Africa.
Description
The main characters of ''Globulostylis'' are the few-flowered inflorescences with a pair of ...
'' Wernham
* ''Globulostylis dewildeana
''Globulostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises 8 species growing in Central Africa.
Description
The main characters of ''Globulostylis'' are the few-flowered inflorescences with a pair of bracts at the ape ...
'' Sonké, O.Lachenaud & Dessein
* ''Globulostylis leniochlamys
''Globulostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises 8 species growing in Central Africa.
Description
The main characters of ''Globulostylis'' are the few-flowered inflorescences with a pair of bracts at the ape ...
'' ( K.Schum.) Sonké, O.Lachenaud & Dessein
* ''Globulostylis minor
''Globulostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises 8 species growing in Central Africa.
Description
The main characters of ''Globulostylis'' are the few-flowered inflorescences with a pair of bracts at the ape ...
'' Wernham
* ''Globulostylis rammelooana
''Globulostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises 8 species growing in Central Africa.
Description
The main characters of ''Globulostylis'' are the few-flowered inflorescences with a pair of bracts at the ape ...
'' Sonké, O.Lachenaud & Dessein
* ''Globulostylis robbrechtiana
''Globulostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises 8 species growing in Central Africa.
Description
The main characters of ''Globulostylis'' are the few-flowered inflorescences with a pair of bracts at the ape ...
'' Sonké, O.Lachenaud, Dessein & De Block
* ''Globulostylis talbotii
''Globulostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises 8 species growing in Central Africa.
Description
The main characters of ''Globulostylis'' are the few-flowered inflorescences with a pair of bracts at the ape ...
'' Wernham
* ''Globulostylis uncinula
''Globulostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises 8 species growing in Central Africa.
Description
The main characters of ''Globulostylis'' are the few-flowered inflorescences with a pair of bracts at the ape ...
'' (N.Hallé) Sonké, O.Lachenaud & Dessein
References
External links
''Globulostylis'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18084751
Rubiaceae genera
Vanguerieae
Taxa named by Herbert Fuller Wernham