Belonophora
Encyclopedia
Belonophora is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the Rubiaceae
family
. It is found in Tropical Africa. It was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker
in 1873.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. It is found in Tropical Africa. It was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM, GCSI, CB, MD, FRS was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the 19th century. Hooker was a founder of geographical botany, and Charles Darwin's closest friend...
in 1873.
Species
- Belonophora coffeoidesBelonophora coffeoidesBelonophora coffeoides is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is found in Tropical Africa. It is the type species of the genus Belonophora.-Subspecies:* Belonophora coffeoides subsp. coffeoides...
Hook.f.Joseph Dalton HookerSir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM, GCSI, CB, MD, FRS was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the 19th century. Hooker was a founder of geographical botany, and Charles Darwin's closest friend... - Belonophora coriaceaBelonophora coriaceaBelonophora coriacea is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is found from southeastern Nigeria to west-central tropical Africa....
Hoyle - Belonophora ongensisBelonophora ongensisBelonophora ongensis is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to southwestern Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
S.E.Dawson & Cheek - Belonophora talbotiiBelonophora talbotiiBelonophora talbotii is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
(Wernham) Keay - Belonophora wernhamiiBelonophora wernhamiiBelonophora wernhamii is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon....
Hutch. & Dalziel