Bathysa Explained

Bathysa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.^[1] It was described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1845. The genus is found from Venezuela south to Brazil and Bolivia.^[2]

Species

Species currently (April 2014) accepted:^[3]

• Bathysa australis (A.St.-Hil.) K.Schum. - Bolivia, Brazil
• Bathysa bathysoides (Steyerm.) Delprete - Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Perú, Brazil
• Bathysa gymnocarpa K.Schum. - Brazil (States of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)
• Bathysa mendoncae K.Schum. - Brazil
• Bathysa multiflora L.O.Williams - Perú
• Bathysa nicholsonii K.Schum. - Brazil
• Bathysa perijaensis (Steyerm.) Delprete - Venezuela
• Bathysa pittieri (Standl.) Steyerm. - Venezuela
• Bathysa stipulata (Vell.) C.Presl - Brazil
• Bathysa sylvestrae Germano-Filho & M.Gomes - Brazil (State of Rio de Janeiro)

External links

• Bathysa in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae

Notes and References

1. Presl, Carl Bořivoj. 1845. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, ser. 5 3: 514.
2. Web site: Bathysa in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae. 22 January 2013.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=20097 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families