Blepharidium Explained

Blepharidium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Blepharidium guatemalense, which is native to Guatemala, Honduras and southern Mexico (Chiapas, Campeche, Tabasco).^[1] Older works might mention two species (viz. B. guatemalense and B. mexicanum).^[2]

Systematics

Blepharidium was named by Paul Standley in 1918.^[3] The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words blepharitis or blepharidos, meaning "on an eyelid". The similar term, blepharis means "an eyelash".^[4]

A cladistic analysis of morphological characters found Blepharidium to be closely related to Cosmibuena, Balmea, and Hillia,^[5] but a molecular phylogenetic study placed it closer to Rondeletia.^[6]

External links

• Blepharidium in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
• Blepharidium At:Index Nominum Genericorum At: References At: NMNH Department of Botany At: Research and Collections At: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• Blepharidium At: Plant Names At: IPNI
• Blepharidium In: volume 8 Of: Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences At: Titles At: Biodiversity Heritage Library
• CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C At: Botany & Plant Science At: Life Science At: CRC Press

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blepharidium in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae. 10 June 2014.
2. Book: Mabberley DJ. 2008. Mabberley's Plant Book. 3. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-82071-4.
3. Standley . PC. . 1918 . Blepharidium page 59. In: "Blepharidium, a new genus of Rubiaceae from Guatemala" . Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences . 8 . 58–60 .
4. Book: Quattrocchi U. 2000. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. 1. CRC Press. Boca Raton, New York, Washington DC, London. 978-0-8493-2675-2.
5. Andersson L. 1995. Tribes and genera of the Cinchoneae complex (Rubiaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 82. 3. 409–427. 10.2307/2399891. 2399891.
6. Manns U, Bremer B . 2010 . Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae) . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 56 . 21–39 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.002 . 20382247 . 1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927023612/http://www.bergianska.se/pub/publikationer/Manns/Manns_Bremer_2010.pdf . 2011-09-27 .