Schumanniophyton: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Schumanniophyton
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Schumanniophyton
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Schumanniophyton
Schumanniophyton is a genus of three species of small tree native to west Africa and belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It contains the following species and varieties:
- Schumanniophyton hirsutum (Hiern) R.D.Good, native from W. Central Tropical Africa to N. Angola.
- Schumanniophyton magnificum (K.Schum.) Harms Forest shrub or small tree, 12–16 ft. high, having soft-wooded stems bearing very large leaves. Flowers white or yellow, in a dense cluster subtended by broad bracts and borne at ends of shoots opposite a single leaf and just above a pair of leaves. Native from Nigeria to N. Angola.
- Schumanniophyton magnificum var. klaineanum (Perre ex A.Chev.) N.Hallé, native to Gabon.
- Schumanniophyton magnificum var. trimerum (R.D.Good) N.Hallé, native to W. Central Tropical Africa.
- Schumanniophyton problematicum, (A.Chev.) Aubrev. Forest tree 20–40 ft. high, having large deciduous leaves grouped in threes at the ends of the branches. Flowers yellowish-white, fragrant. Native from Liberia to Ghana.
Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Adenorandia
- Aidia
- Aidiopsis
- Alleizettella
- Aoranthe
- Atractocarpus
- Aulacocalyx
- Benkara
- Brachytome
- Brenania
- Bungarimba
- Byrsophyllum
- Calochone
- Casasia
- Catunaregam
- Ceriscoides
- Coddia
- Deccania
- Dioecrescis
- Duperrea
- Euclinia
- Fosbergia
- Ganguelia
- Gardenia
- Gardeniopsis
- Genipa
- Heinsenia
- Himalrandia
- Hyperacanthus
- Kailarsenia
- Kochummenia
- Kutchubaea
- Larsenaikia
- Macrosphyra
- Mantalania
- Massularia
- Melanoxerus
- Morelia
- Oligocodon
- Oxyceros
- Phellocalyx
- Pitardella
- Pleiocoryne
- Porterandia
- Preussiodora
- Pseudaidia
- Pseudomantalania
- Randia
- Ridsdalea
- Rosenbergiodendron
- Rothmannia
- Rubovietnamia
- Schumanniophyton
- Singaporandia
- Sphinctanthus
- Tamilnadia
- Tarennoidea
- Tocoyena
- Vidalasia