Nematostylis

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Ixoroideae
Tribus: Alberteae
Genus: Nematostylis
Species: N. anthophylla
Name

Nematostylis Hook.f. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 2: 110 (1873)
References

Hooker, J.D. (1873) Genera Plantarum, 2: 110. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Nematostylis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 18. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2015. Nematostylis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 18.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Nematostylis. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 18 2015.

Nematostylis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, i.e. Nematostylis anthophylla, which is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
Taxonomy

The genus was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1873 and only held the species Nematostylis loranthoides. This species was made synonym with Nematostylis anthophylla, which then became the type species.
References

"World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 9 November 2011.