Badula Explained

Badula should not be confused with Badulla.

Badula is a small genus of 14–17 species of tropical shrubs, placed formerly in the plant family Myrsinaceae (now subsumed in Primulaceae as subfamily Myrsinoideae). The genus is largely endemic to Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands.

Species

Mascarenes endemic species:^[1]

• Badula balfouriana
• Badula barthesia
• Badula borbonica
• Badula crassa
• Badula decumbens
• Badula fragilis
• Badula grammisticta
• Badula multiflora
• Badula nitida
• Badula ovalifolia
• Badula platyphylla
• Badula reticulata
• Badula richardiana

Madagascar endemic species:^[2]

• Badula leandriana
• Badula sieberi
• Badula pervilleana

Non-endemic species:

• Badula insularis – Mauritius and Vietnam

Chemistry

Badula multiflora A.DC. has been found to possess antioxidant properties.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Bone, R. E., Strijk, J. S., Fritsch, P. W., Buerki, S., Strasberg, D., Thébaud, C., & Hodkinson, T. R. (2012). Phylogenetic inference of Badula (Primulaceae), a rare and threatened genus endemic to the Mascarene Archipelago. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 169(2), 284-296. https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article/169/2/284/2416088?login=true
2. Perrier De La Bâthie H. 1952. Myrsinacées de Madagascar et des Comores. Mémoires de l’Institute Scientifique de Madagascar, Séries B 4: 208–245
3. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13880200601026242 Retrieved at 10.39 on Mon 15/6/20