Denscantia

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Spermacoceae
Genus: Denscantia
Species: D. andrei – D. calcicola – D. cymosa – D. macrobracteata – D. monodon
Name

Denscantia E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo, Darwiniana 39: 353 (2001)

Type species: Denscantia cymosa (Spreng.) E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo, Darwiniana 39: 353. (2001)

Synonyms

Replaced synonym
Scandentia E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo, Darwiniana 39: 30. (2001), nom. illeg. contrary to Art. 20.2 ICBN (2000), as name based upon based on a morphological characters. See also ordo Scandentia (Mammalia).

References

Cabral, E.L. & Bacigalupo, N.M. 2001. Denscantia, nuevo nombre en reemplazo de Scandentia (Rubiaceae-Spermacoceae). Darwiniana 39(3-4), p.353.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Denscantia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Denscantia. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 2 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Denscantia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 2.

Denscantia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in eastern Brazil.[1]

Species

Denscantia andrei E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo - southeastern Bahia
Denscantia cymosa (Spreng.) E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo - eastern Brazil
Denscantia macrobracteata E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo - eastern Bahia
Denscantia monodon (K.Schum.) E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo - eastern Bahia

References

"Denscantia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved June 2014