Remijia

Remijia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Cinchonoideae
Tribe:	Cinchoneae
Genus:	Remijia DC.
Species
45 species; see text.

Remijia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Within the family, it is a member of the subfamily Cinchonoideae and the tribe Cinchoneae.

There are about 36 species in Remijia. ^[1] They are native to Peru and Brazil. Some of the species have hollow stems that harbor ants. ^[2]

The bark of Remijia contains 0.5%–2% of quinine, a chemical substance often used as a medicinal drug and flavour additive in tonic water. It is cheaper than the bark of Cinchona , another source of quinine. Because of its intense flavor, the bark of Remijia is used in making tonic water. ^[3]

No type species has ever been designated for Remijia. In 2005, two species were transferred from Remijia to a new genus, Ciliosemina . ^[4]

Species

There are 45 recognised species: ^[1]

• Remijia amazonica K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
• Remijia amphithrix Standl.
• Remijia aracamuniensis (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor
• Remijia argentea Steyerm.
• Remijia asperula Standl.
• Remijia berryi Steyerm.
• Remijia chelomaphylla G.A.Sullivan
• Remijia cinchonicarpa Sucre
• Remijia delascioi Steyerm.
• Remijia densiflora Benth.
• Remijia duckei Standl.
• Remijia ferruginea (A.St.-Hil.) DC..
• Remijia firmula (Mart.) Wedd.
• Remijia globosa (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor
• Remijia glomerata Huber
• Remijia grazielae Sucre
• Remijia hilarii DC.
• Remijia hirsuta Sucre
• Remijia hispida Spruce ex K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
• Remijia hubbardiorum B.M.Boom
• Remijia involucrata K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
• Remijia kuhlmannii Sucre
• Remijia leiocalyx Standl. ex Steyerm.
• Remijia longifolia Benth. ex Standl.
• Remijia macrocnemia (Mart.) Wedd.
• Remijia macrophylla (H.Karst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Flueck.
• Remijia maguirei Steyerm.
• Remijia marahuacensis Steyerm.
• Remijia morilloi Steyerm.
• Remijia pacimonica Standl.
• Remijia paniculata DC.
• Remijia physophora Benth. ex K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
• Remijia pilosinervula Steyerm.
• Remijia reducta Steyerm.
• Remijia roraimae (Benth.) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
• Remijia sessilis Steyerm.
• Remijia sipapoensis Steyerm.
• Remijia steyermarkii Standl.
• Remijia tenuiflora Benth.
• Remijia trianae Wernham
• Remijia ulei K.Krause
• Remijia uniflora C.M.Taylor
• Remijia vaupesiana Steyerm.
• Remijia vellozoi DC.
• Remijia wurdackii Steyerm.

References

1. "Remijia". World Checklist of Rubiaceae At. Kew Gardens. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01.
2. David J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's Plant-Book third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. ISBN   978-0-521-82071-4
3. Henry Hobhouse (2004) Šest rostlin, které změnily svět. Academia, Akademie věd České republiky, Praha, ISBN   80-200-1179-X, page 59. in Czech
4. Andersson, Lennart; Antonelli, Alexandre (2005). "Phylogeny of the tribe Cinchoneae (Rubiaceae), its position in Cinchonoideae, and description of a new genus, Ciliosemina". Taxon. 54 (1): 17–28. doi:10.2307/25065299. JSTOR   25065299.

External links

• Remijia At: Search Page At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Index by Team At: Projects At: Science Directory At: Scientific Research and Data At: Kew Gardens
• Remijia At: List of Genera At: Rubiaceae At: List of families At: Families and Genera in GRIN At: Queries At: GRIN taxonomy for plants