''Solenandra'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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in the family
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with Petiole ( ...
, native from Mexico to Central America and the Caribbean.
[ The genus was established by ]Joseph Dalton Hooker
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For 20 years he served as director of the Ro ...
in 1873.[
]
Species
, Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
accepted the following species:[
*'' Solenandra angustifolia'' (Sw.) Paudyal & Delprete
*'' Solenandra brachycarpa'' (Sw.) Paudyal & Delprete
*'' Solenandra cordata'' (Borhidi & M.Fernández) Borhidi
*'' Solenandra curbeloi'' (Borhidi & M.Fernández) Borhidi
*'' Solenandra elliptica'' (Griseb.) Paudyal & Delprete
*'' Solenandra ixoroides'' Hook.f.
*'' Solenandra lineata'' (Vahl) Paudyal & Delprete
*'' Solenandra longiflora'' (Lamb.) Paudyal & Delprete
*'' Solenandra mexicana'' (A.Gray) Borhidi
*'']Solenandra microcarpa
''Solenandra'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native from Mexico to Central America and the Caribbean. The genus was established by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1873.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the followin ...
'' (Borhidi & M.Fernández) Borhidi
*'' Solenandra myrtifolia'' (Griseb.) Borhidi
*'' Solenandra parviflora'' (A.Rich. ex Bonpl.) Borhidi
*'' Solenandra pervestita'' (Borhidi & M.Fernández) Borhidi
*'' Solenandra polyphylla'' (Urb. & Ekman) Paudyal & Delprete
*'' Solenandra pulverulenta'' (Borhidi) Borhidi
*'' Solenandra rotundata'' (Griseb.) Paudyal & Delprete
*'' Solenandra sanctae-luciae'' (Kentish) Paudyal & Delprete
*'' Solenandra selleana'' (Urb. & Ekman) Borhidi
*'' Solenandra stenophylla'' (Britton) Paudyal & Delprete
*'' Solenandra triflora'' (W.Wright) Paudyal & Delprete
*'' Solenandra velutina'' (Standl.) Borhidi
References
Chiococceae
Rubiaceae genera
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