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Rothmannia Whitfieldii
''Rothmannia'' is a genus of African flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It was described in 1776 and is named for Göran Rothman (1739–1778) by Carl Peter Thunberg, Thunberg – both were pupils of Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus. Description Although Rubiaceae flowers are generally organized in many-flowered inflorescences, solitary flowers are also found in this genus. The reduction of the number of flowers per inflorescence is often invertedly proportionate to the size of the flowers, which explains the large solitary flowers of some ''Rothmannia''. Distribution and species The genus originally had wide distribution, but is now restricted to species found in tropical and southern Africa: * ''Rothmannia annae'' (E.P. Wright) Keay * ''Rothmannia capensis'' Carl Peter Thunberg, Thunb. * ''Rothmannia ebamutensis'' Sonké * ''Rothmannia engleriana'' (Karl Moritz Schumann, K.Schum.) Keay * ''Rothmannia fischeri'' (Karl Moritz Schumann, K.Schum.) Arthur Allman Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothmannia Globosa
''Rothmannia globosa'' is a small but highly decorative South Africa, South African tree of the family ''Rubiaceae''. It occurs in evergreen forest and along forest margins in the Eastern Cape and north to Limpopo Province and Eswatini. Bark is greyish-brown with rectangular markings. Leaves are glossy, often with yellowish to maroon veins on the underside with acarodomatia in the axils – acarodomatia are common in this family and are a useful diagnostic character. The specific name refers to the spherical fruits of about 25mm diameter. References * Rothmannia, globosa Trees of South Africa Ornamental trees Taxa named by Ronald William John Keay Taxa named by Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter {{tree-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |