Rhodognaphalon

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Bombacoideae
Tribus: Bombaceae
Genus: Rhodognaphalon
Species: R. brevicuspe – R. lukayense – R. mossambicense – R. stolzii
Name

Rhodognaphalon (Ulbr.) Roberty, Bull. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire 15: 1404. (1953)

Type species: Rhodognaphalon brevicuspe (Sprague) Roberty, Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 15: 1404 (1953)

Synonyms

Basionym
Bombax subg. Rhodognaphalon Ulbr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49(5): 519. (1913) [1].

References

Roberty, G.É. 1953. Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 15: 1404.
Carvalho-Sobrinho, J.G., Alverson, W.S., Alcantara, S., Queiroz, L.P., Mota, A.C. & Baum, D.A. 2016. Revisiting the phylogeny of Bombacoideae (Malvaceae): Novel relationships, morphologically cohesive clades, and a new tribal classification based on multilocus phylogenetic analyses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 101: 56-74. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.006 Open access Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhodognaphalon in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhodognaphalon. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 17 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Rhodognaphalon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2020.

Rhodognaphalon[1] is a genus of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae: found in tropical Africa.
Selected species

Plants of the World Online currently includes:[2]

Rhodognaphalon brevicuspe (Sprague) Roberty - type species
Rhodognaphalon lukayense (De Wild. & T.Durand) A.Robyns
Rhodognaphalon mossambicense (A.Robyns) A.Robyns (synonym Rhodognaphalon schumannianum)
Rhodognaphalon stolzii (Ulbr.) A.Robyns

References

Roberty G (1953) Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire;; 15: 1404.
Plants of the World Online (POWO): Rhodognaphalon (Ulbr.) Roberty (retrieved 11 April 2020)