Canephora
| Canephora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Octotropideae |
| Genus: | Canephora Juss. |
| Type species | |
| Canephora madagascariensis J.F.Gmel. | |
Canephora is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family, indigenous to Madagascar.[1][2]
Description
The name Canephora, "basket bearer", refers to both the flattened peduncle topped by a "hollowed apex bearing flowers" and to the ritual office for unmarried young women in ancient Greece, as bearer of a sacred basket full of offerings during processions at festivals.[3]
Canephora is unique in Rubiaceae in having peduncles transformed into flattened, green axes called phylloclades.[4]
Canephora madagascariensis has bright white, campanulate flowers and apparently edible, red fruits, locally known as "hazongalala".[5]
Species
Currently, five species are recognized, but several new species await description.[4]
- Canephora angustifolia Wernham
- Canephora goudotii Wernham
- Canephora humblotii Drake
- Canephora madagascariensis J.F.Gmel.
- Canephora maroana A.DC.
References
- ↑ Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. 1789. Genera Plantarum 208, Canephora
- ↑ "Canephora in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved June 2014.
- ↑ Roccos JL (1995). "The kanephoros and her festival mantle in Greek art". American Journal of Archaeology 99 (4): 641–666. doi:10.2307/506187.
- 1 2 De Block P, Vrijdaghs A (2013). "Development of reproductive organs in Canephora madagascariensis (Octotropideae - Rubiaceae)". Plant Ecology and Evolution 146 (3): 310–327. doi:10.5091/plecevo.2013.844.
- ↑ Seligson D (1972). "On collecting herbs in Madagascar". Arnoldia 32: 23–29.
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