Breonia

Breonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Most species are trees, rarely shrubs.

Breonia
Isotype of Breonia tayloriana, deposited in the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (barcode: K000173926)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Cinchonoideae
Tribe:	Naucleeae
Genus:	Breonia A.Rich. ex DC.
Type species
Breonia madagascariensis A.Rich. ex DC.
Synonyms
Anthocephalus A.Rich. Cephalidium A.Rich. Elattospermum Soler. Franchetia Baill. Neobreonia Ridsdale Samama Rumph. ex Kuntze, nom. illeg.

Species

• Breonia boivinii^{(Wikispecies)} Havil.
• Breonia capuronii^{(Wikispecies)} Razafim.
• Breonia chinensis^{(Wikispecies)} (Lam.) Capuron – Bur-flower tree
• Breonia cuspidata^{(Wikispecies)} (Baker) Havil.
• Breonia decaryana^{(Wikispecies)} Homolle
• Breonia fragifera^{(Wikispecies)} Capuron ex Razafim.
• Breonia havilandiana^{(Wikispecies)} Homolle
• Breonia louvelii^{(Wikispecies)} Homolle
• Breonia lowryi^{(Wikispecies)} Razafim.
• Breonia macrocarpa^{(Wikispecies)} Homolle
• Breonia madagascariensis A.Rich. ex DC.
• Breonia membranacea^{(Wikispecies)} Havil.
• Breonia perrieri^{(Wikispecies)} Homolle
• Breonia richardsonii^{(Wikispecies)} Razafim.
• Breonia sambiranensis^{(Wikispecies)} Razafim.
• Breonia sphaerantha^{(Wikispecies)} (Baill.) Homolle ex Ridsdale
• Breonia stipulata^{(Wikispecies)} Havil.
• Breonia taolagnaroensis^{(Wikispecies)} Razafim.
• Breonia tayloriana^{(Wikispecies)} Razafim.
• Breonia tsaratananensis^{(Wikispecies)} Razafim.

External links

• Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Breonia