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Bradea

Bradea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1932 and is named after the German botanist Alexander Curt Brade. All 6 species are endemic to Brazil, hence the name of the type species.

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Bradea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Bradea
Standl.
Type species
Bradea brasiliensis

Bradea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1932 and is named after the German botanist Alexander Curt Brade.1 All 6 species are endemic to Brazil, hence the name of the type species.2

Species

  • Bradea anomala Brade3
  • Bradea bicornuta Brade3
  • Bradea borrerioides J.A.Oliveira & Sobrado
  • Bradea brasiliensis Standl.1
  • Bradea kuhlmanni Brade3
  • Bradea montana Brade3
References

References

  1. 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 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  3. Brade, Alexander Curt. 1949 Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 9: 14-16
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