Bremeria

Bremeria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described in 2005 to accommodate all the Indian Ocean species formerly placed in Mussaenda, except the widespread Mussaenda arcuata.[1] The genus is indigenous to Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion, and is found in humid to subhumid evergreen forests.[2]

This article is about the flowering plant genus. For the butterfly genus, see Apatura.

Bremeria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Mussaendeae
Genus: Bremeria
Razafim. & Alejandro
Type species
Bremeria landia
(Poir.) Razafim. & Alejandro

Species
  • Bremeria arachnocarpa (Wernham) A.P.Davis & Razafim.[1] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria decaryi (Homolle) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria erectiloba (Wernham) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria eriantha (A.Rich.) A.P.Davis & Razafim.[1] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria fuscopilosa (Baker) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria humblotii (Wernham) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria hymenopogonoides (Baker) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria landia (Poir.) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Mauritius + Réunion
    • Bremeria landia var. holosericea (Sm.) A.P.Davis & Razafim.[1] - Mauritius + Réunion
    • Bremeria landia var. landia - Mauritius + Réunion
    • Bremeria landia var. stadmanii (Michx. ex DC.) A.P.Davis & Razafim.[1] - Mauritius
  • Bremeria latisepala (Homolle) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria monantha (Wernham) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria perrieri (Homolle) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria pervillei (Wernham) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria pilosa (Baker) Razafim. & Alejandro - Madagascar
  • Bremeria punctata (Drake) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria scabrella (Wernham) A.P.Davis & Razafim.[1] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria scabridior (Wernham) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria trichophlebia (Baker) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar
  • Bremeria vestita (Baker) Razafim. & Alejandro[2] - Madagascar

References
  1. Davis AP, Razafimandimbison SG, Andriambololonera S (2011). "Nomenclatural changes in the genus Bremeria (Rubiaceae)". Blumea. 56: 4–5. doi:10.3767/000651911x557686.
  2. Alejandro GD, Razafimandimbison SG, Liede-Schumann S (2005). "Polyphyly of Mussaenda inferred from ITS and trnT-F data and its implication for generic limits in Mussaendeae (Rubiaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 92 (3): 544–557. doi:10.3732/ajb.92.3.544. PMID 21652433. S2CID 25243829.


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