Fernelia | |
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Fernelia buxifolia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Octotropideae |
Genus: | Fernelia Comm. ex Lam. |
Type species | |
Fernelia buxifolia |
Fernelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is endemic to the Mascarene Islands. [1]
It was validly published by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1788 based on previous work by Philibert Commerson. [2] [3] Fernelia was identified as the sister group to the genus Ramosmania Tirveng. & Verdc. [4] [5]