Bradea

Bradea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Bradea
Standl.
Type species
Bradea brasiliensis
Standl.

Bradea is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It was first described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1932 and is named after the German botanist Alexander Curt Brade.[1] All 5 species are endemic to southeastern Brazil, hence the name of the type species.[2]

Species

References

  1. 1 2 Standley, Paul Carpenter, in Brade, Alexander Curt. 1932. Arquivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro 34: 122-123
  2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  3. 1 2 3 4 Brade, Alexander Curt. 1949 Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 9: 14-16

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