Allenanthus
| Allenanthus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Guettardeae |
| Genus: | Allenanthus Standl. |
| Type species | |
| Allenanthus erythrocarpus | |
Allenanthus was a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae but is no longer recognized. It has been sunk into synonymy with Machaonia.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
Allenanthus was named by Paul Standley in 1940 in Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden.[2] It was named in honor of Paul Hamilton Allen (1911-1963).
Until 2004, two species had been recognized, but fieldwork has shown that there is a continuum of variation between them.[3]
Comparisons of morphological characters and DNA sequences have shown that Allenanthus is embedded in Machaonia. This was confirmed by a molecular phylogenetic study of the subfamily Cinchonoideae in 2010.[1] Because of these results, Allenanthus is no longer maintained as a separate genus.
Species[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Manns U, Bremer B (2010). "Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 56 (1): 21–39. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.002. PMID 20382247. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27.
- ^ Standley PC. 1940. Allenanthus pages 344-346. In: Woodson RE, Schery RW. "Contributions toward a flora of Panama". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 27(3):265-364.
- ^ Borhidi AL (2004). "Especies y combinaciones nuevas de Rubiaceas en México y Mesoamerica". Acta Botanica Hungarica. 46 (1–2): 29–39. doi:10.1556/ABot.46.2004.1-2.3.
External links[edit]
- World Checklist of Rubiaceae
- Allenanthus At: Plant Names At: IPNI
- Allenanthus In: Volume 27 Of: AMBG At: Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Allenanthus At: Index Nominum Genericorum At: References At: NMNH Department of Botany At: Research and Collections At: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- Allenanthus At: Guettardeae At: Cinchonoideae At: Rubiaceae In: Embryophyta At: Streptophytina At: Streptophyta At: Viridiplantae At: Eukaryota At: Taxonomy At: UniProt