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491.0000 Family Rubiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 196 (1789), nom. cons.
589 genera, ca. 14.200 spp. mostly tropics, comparably few temperate. Phylogeny: Razafimandimbison & Rydin (2024)
Species listed in database: 14337; hybrids: 48
= Aparinaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 2: 3, 38 (1813-1829)
= Asperulaceae Cham. ex Spenn.; Handb. Angew. Bot. 2: 493 (1835)
= Catesbaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 111 (1820)
= Cephalanthaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 86 (1820)
= Cinchonaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 234 (1802)
= Coffeaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 233 (1802)
= Coutareaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Dialypetalanthaceae Rizzini & Occhioni; Lilloa 17: 253 (1948), nom. cons.
= Galiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 249 (1836)
= Gardeniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 29, 32 (1829)
= Guettardaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 235 (1802)
= Hameliaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 31 (1835)
= Hedyotidaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 57 (1822)
= Henriqueziaceae Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 6 (Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 141): 371 (1957)
= Houstoniaceae Raf.; Good Book 21 (1840)
= Hydrophylacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 318 (1820)
= Lippayaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 156, Comm. 112 (1838)
= Lygodisodeaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 123, 207 (1830)
= Naucleaceae Wernham; New Phytol. 11: 225 (1912)
= Nonateliaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 420 (1820)
= Operculariaceae Juss. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 207 (1818)
= Pagamaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Psychotriaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 49 (1830)
= Randiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 534 (1820)
= Sabiceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 555 (1820)
= Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 256 (1820)
= Theligonaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 15, 17 (1829), nom. cons.
491.8521 Genus Genipa L.; Gen. Pl., ed. 5 [Linnaeus]: 709 (1754)
Distribution: Tropical America
Species listed in database: 3
species :
Genipa americana L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 931 (1759)
Name: Genipapa, Guatil, Jagua
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (St. John, St. Thomas); Guadeloupe; Marie-Galante; Martinique; St. Lucia; Grenadines; St. Vincent; Grenada; Tobago; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Bolívar, Caquetá, Cesar, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Portuguesa, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piauí, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná); Paraguay (Amambay, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes); Argentina (Chaco, Formosa, Misiones)
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 CUB GDL GRE HIS MAR PUE STL STV TRT VIR 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia brasiliensis Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 763 (1824)
= Gardenia genipa Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 51 (1788)
= Gardenia hexandra Willd. ex Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 5: 243 (1819)
= Gardenia oblongifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 2: 708 (1812)
= Genipa americana f. jorgensenii Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 353 (1972)
= Genipa americana var. caruto (Kunth) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 352 (1889)
= Genipa americana var. riobranquensis Kuhlm.; Publ. Inst. Nac. Pesq. Amazonia Bot. 5: 4 (1957)
= Genipa barbata C.Presl; Symb. Bot. [Presl] 2: 13 (1832)
= Genipa brasiliana A.Rich.; Mém. Rubiac. 164 (1830)
= Genipa brasiliensis (Spreng.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 374 (1880)
= Genipa codonocalyx Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 17: 446 (1914)
= Genipa excelsa K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 327 (1908)
= Genipa grandifolia Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 198 (1805), nom. illeg.
= Genipa humilis Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 2: t. 142 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Genipa oblongifolia Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 2: 67 (1799)
= Genipa oleosa Rojas Acosta; Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes 67, 166 (1897)
= Genipa venosa Standl.; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 18: 168 (1928)
variant :
var. caruto (Kunth) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 352 (1889)
Distribution: Mexico; Central America; Caribbean; Trinidad; Colombia; Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Miranda, Monagas, Portuguesa, Sucre, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia; Paraguay; Argentina (Corrientes, Formosa Prov.)
79 MEX 81 TRT 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Genipa americana f. grandifolia Chodat & Hassl.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 171 (1904)
= Genipa americana f. parvifolia Chodat & Hassl.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 171 (1904)
= Genipa caruto Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 407 (1820)
= Genipa pubescens DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 379 (1830)
species :
Genipa infundibuliformis Zappi & Semir; Kew Bull. 50(4): 763 (1995)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Genipa spruceana Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 353 (1972)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER
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