''Sebaea'' is a
genus of annual plants in the family
Gentianaceae.
Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand.
The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''
Exochaenium
The genus ''Exochaenium'' (22 species) is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, with species occurring in most tropical and sub-tropical regions of the continent, particularly on the Katanga plateau (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia), wit ...
'', ''
Klackenbergia
Klackenbergia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family ( Gentianaceae) and the tribe Exaceae. It only contains two species, both endemic to Madagascar. They are notable for their inflorescence with characteristic long bra ...
'', ''
Lagenias
The monotypic genus ''Lagenias'' is endemic to the Cape Province of South Africa
. It belongs to the tribe Exaceae of the Gentianaceae
Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 103 genera and about 1600 species.
Etymology
The family ...
'' and ''Sebaea'' ''s.str.''.
Synapomorphies
In phylogenetics, an apomorphy (or derived trait) is a novel character or character state that has evolved from its ancestral form (or plesiomorphy). A synapomorphy is an apomorphy shared by two or more taxa and is therefore hypothesized to have ...
for ''Sebaea s.str.'' include the presence of extra stigma along the style
(called
diplostigmaty) and the shape of the testa cells of the seeds.
The name honors
Albertus Seba (1665–1736), a Dutch pharmacist, zoologist and collector.
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Species include (non exhaustiv list):
*'' Sebaea albens'' (L. f.) Roem. & Schult.
*'' Sebaea albidiflora'' F.Muell. - white sebaea]Sebaea aurea
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''Exochaenium'', ''Klackenber ...
'' (L. f.) Roem. & Schult.
*'' Sebaea bojeri'' Griseb.
*'' Sebaea brachyphylla'' Griseb.
*''Sebaea capitata
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''Exochaenium'', ''Klackenber ...
'' Cham. & Schlechtdl.
**'' var. capitata'' Cham. & Schlechtdl.
**'' var. sclerosepala'' (Schinz) Marais
*'' Sebaea chironioides'' Gilg
*'' Sebaea elongata'' E. Mey.
*'' Sebaea erosa'' Schinz
*''Sebaea exacoides
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''Exochaenium'', ''Klackenber ...
'' (L.) Schinz
*''Sebaea exigua
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''Exochaenium'', ''Klackenber ...
'' (Oliv.) Schinz
*''Sebaea filiformis
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''Exochaenium'', ''Klackenber ...
'' Schinz
*''Sebaea fourcadei
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''Exochaenium'', ''Klackenber ...
'' Marais
*''Sebaea grisebachiana
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''Exochaenium'', ''Klackenber ...
'' Schinz
*''Sebaea hymenosepala
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''Exochaenium'', ''Klackenber ...
'' Gilg
*''Sebaea junodii
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''Exochaenium'', ''Klackenber ...
'' Schinz
*''Sebaea laxa
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''Exochaenium'', ''Klackenber ...
'' N.E.Br.
*''Sebaea leiostyla
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''Exochaenium'', ''Klackenber ...
'' Gilg
*''Sebaea longicaulis
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: ''Exochaenium'', ''Klackenber ...
'' Schinz
*''Sebaea macrophylla
''Sebaea'' is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: '' Exochaenium'', '' Klackenb ...
'' Gilg
*'' Sebaea marlothii'' Gilg
*'' Sebaea membranaceae'' Hill
*'' Sebaea microphylla'' (Edgew.) Knobl.
*'' Sebaea micrantha'' (Cham. & Schlechtdel.) Schinz
**'' var. micrantha'' (Cham. & Schlechtdel.) Schinz
**'' var. intermedia'' (Cham. & Schlechtdel.) Marais
*'' Sebaea minutiflora'' Schinz
*'' Sebaea minutissima'' Hilliard & B.L.Burtt[Hilliard O.M. and Burtt B.L. 1982. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: IX. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburg 40, 247-298.]
*'' Sebaea natalensis'' Schinz
*'' Sebaea ovata'' (Labill.) R. Br. - yellow sebaea,[ yellow centaury
*'' Sebaea pentendra'' E. Mey.
**'' var. burchellii'' (Gilg) Marais
**'' var. pentendra'' E. Mey.
*'' Sebaea pleurostigmatosa'' Hilliard & B.L. Burtt][Hilliard O.M. and Burtt B.L. 1983. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: X. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburg 41, 304-306.]
*'' Sebaea procumbens'' A.W. Hill
*'' Sebaea radiata'' Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
References
Gentianaceae
Gentianaceae genera
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