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]

Bremeria
Bremeria humblotii
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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Davis AP, Razafimandimbison SG, Andriambololonera S (2011). "Nomenclatural changes in the genus Bremeria (Rubiaceae)". Blumea. 56: 4–5. doi:10.3767/000651911x557686.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 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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