Bradea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1932 and is named after the German botanist Alexander Curt Brade.[1] All 6 species are endemic to Brazil, hence the name of the type species.[2]

Bradea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Bradea
Standl.
Type species
Bradea brasiliensis

Species edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Standley, Paul Carpenter, in Brade, Alexander Curt. 1932. Arquivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro 34: 122-123
  2. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  3. ^ a b c d Brade, Alexander Curt. 1949 Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 9: 14-16

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