| Genipa | |
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| Flower, fruit, and leaf of Genipa americana | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Tribe: | Gardenieae |
| Genus: |
Genipa L. |
| Species | |
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see text | |
Genipa is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae. This genus is native to the American tropical forests.
Tall trees, without any spines, prickles or thorns; with large opposite leaves of almost leathery texture, smooth or hairy. [1] [2] [3] Presence of interpetiolar stipules, triangle-shaped. [1] [3] The large flowers are arranged in terminal cymes; the calyx is tubular, while the corolla can be trumpet-shaped or short-cylindrical, with 5-6 lobes. [1] [2] [3] The stamens are located at the top of the corolla. [1] The fruit is an almost globose or ovoid berry, smooth, fleshy, with a thick rind. [1] [2] [3] The seeds are large and flat. [1] [2] [3]
The species from Madagascar, originally described by Drake, do not belong to the Rubiaceae tribe Gardenieae like the New World Genipa species, but in the tribe Octotropideae. [4] Those species were transferred to the genus Hyperacanthus. [4]
Genipa spruceana is considered doubtfully distinct from Genipa americana. [5]
Species currently recognized in Genipa are: [6] [4]
- Genipa americana L.
- Genipa infundibuliformis Zappi & J.Semir
- Genipa spruceana Steyerm.
The genus is native to the tropical forests of America, including Florida. [3] [7] [5]
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f Francis, Macbride, J.; E., Dahlgren, B. (1936). "Flora of Peru /". Fieldiana. v.13:pt.6:no.1 [Rubiaceae]: 106.
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d Standley, Paul (1938). "Flora of Costa Rica". v.18:pt:4: 1299.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ a b c d e f Liogier, Alain H. (1985). Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands. La Editorial, UPR. p. 97. ISBN 9780847723386.
- ^ a b c Rakotonasolo, Franck; Davis, Aaron (2006). "Six Species of Madagascan Genipa Transferred to Hyperacanthus (Rubiaceae-Gardenieae) and New Data on General Morphology, Placentation and Ovary Structure in Hyperacanthus". Taxon. 55 (2): 387–396. doi: 10.2307/25065586. JSTOR 25065586.
- ^ a b Zappi, D. C.; Semir, J.; Pierozzi, N. I. (1995). "Genipa infundibuliformis sp. nov. and Notes on Genipa americana (Rubiaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 50 (4): 761–771. doi: 10.2307/4110237. JSTOR 4110237.
- ^ "Genipa — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 263. ISBN 9780123969545.
| Genipa | |
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| Flower, fruit, and leaf of Genipa americana | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Tribe: | Gardenieae |
| Genus: |
Genipa L. |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
Genipa is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae. This genus is native to the American tropical forests.
Tall trees, without any spines, prickles or thorns; with large opposite leaves of almost leathery texture, smooth or hairy. [1] [2] [3] Presence of interpetiolar stipules, triangle-shaped. [1] [3] The large flowers are arranged in terminal cymes; the calyx is tubular, while the corolla can be trumpet-shaped or short-cylindrical, with 5-6 lobes. [1] [2] [3] The stamens are located at the top of the corolla. [1] The fruit is an almost globose or ovoid berry, smooth, fleshy, with a thick rind. [1] [2] [3] The seeds are large and flat. [1] [2] [3]
The species from Madagascar, originally described by Drake, do not belong to the Rubiaceae tribe Gardenieae like the New World Genipa species, but in the tribe Octotropideae. [4] Those species were transferred to the genus Hyperacanthus. [4]
Genipa spruceana is considered doubtfully distinct from Genipa americana. [5]
Species currently recognized in Genipa are: [6] [4]
- Genipa americana L.
- Genipa infundibuliformis Zappi & J.Semir
- Genipa spruceana Steyerm.
The genus is native to the tropical forests of America, including Florida. [3] [7] [5]
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a
b
c
d
e
f Francis, Macbride, J.; E., Dahlgren, B. (1936). "Flora of Peru /". Fieldiana. v.13:pt.6:no.1 [Rubiaceae]: 106.
{{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^
a
b
c
d Standley, Paul (1938). "Flora of Costa Rica". v.18:pt:4: 1299.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ a b c d e f Liogier, Alain H. (1985). Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands. La Editorial, UPR. p. 97. ISBN 9780847723386.
- ^ a b c Rakotonasolo, Franck; Davis, Aaron (2006). "Six Species of Madagascan Genipa Transferred to Hyperacanthus (Rubiaceae-Gardenieae) and New Data on General Morphology, Placentation and Ovary Structure in Hyperacanthus". Taxon. 55 (2): 387–396. doi: 10.2307/25065586. JSTOR 25065586.
- ^ a b Zappi, D. C.; Semir, J.; Pierozzi, N. I. (1995). "Genipa infundibuliformis sp. nov. and Notes on Genipa americana (Rubiaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 50 (4): 761–771. doi: 10.2307/4110237. JSTOR 4110237.
- ^ "Genipa — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 263. ISBN 9780123969545.