Puffia
Puffia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Puffia gerrardii, which is restricted to the littoral forests of southeastern Madagascar.[1]
| Puffia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Palicoureeae |
| Genus: | Puffia Razafim. & B.Bremer |
| Species: | P. gerrardii |
| Binomial name | |
| Puffia gerrardii | |
| Synonyms | |
References
- Razafimandimbison SG, Taylor CM, Wikström N, Pailler T, Khodabandeh A, Bremer B (2014). "Phylogeny and generic limits in the sister tribes Psychotrieae and Palicoureeae (Rubiaceae): Evolution of schizocarps in Psychotria and origins of bacterial leaf nodules of the Malagasy species". American Journal of Botany. 101 (7): 1102–1126. doi:10.3732/ajb.1400076. PMID 25049266.
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