Brachynema (plant) explained

Brachynema Benth. is a genus in the plant family Olacaceae.^{[1] [2]} It is a Neotropical genus of 1 or 2^[3] species of trees. Its placement is still somewhat controversial as molecular data is lacking and morphological data suggests a place outside Olacaceae and instead in Ericales^{[4] [5]}

Species

• Brachynema ramiflorum Benth., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22(2): 126. 1857 [21 Nov 1857]
• Brachynema axillare R.Duno & P.E.Berry, Novon 5(3): 238. 1995 [Autumn 1995]

Notes and References

1. Flora Neotropica, vol. 80 (1984) 1-158. H. O. Sleumer / Olacaceae
2. The families and genera of vascular plants, vol. 12 (2015) 1-189. J. Kuijt / Santalales
3. R. Duno de Stefano, P. E. Berry, G. Orsini Velasquez (1995) A new species of Brachynema (Olacaceae) from South America. Novon 5(3): 238-240.
4. D. L. Nickrent, V. Malécot, R. Vidal-Russell, J. P. Der (2010) A revised classification of Santalales. Taxon 59(2): 538-558.
5. V. Malécot, D. L. Nickrent, P. Baas, L. van den Oever, D. Lobreau-Callen (2004) A morphological cladistic analysis of Olacaceae. Systematic Botany 29: 569-586.