Gleasonia Explained

Gleasonia is a genus of plants in the Rubiaceae.^[1] There are at the present time (May 2014) five accepted species, all native to South America.^[2]

• Gleasonia cururuensis Egler - Brazil
• Gleasonia duidana Standl. - Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana
  • Gleasonia duidana var. duidana - Brazil, Venezuela
  • Gleasonia duidana var. latifolia Steyerm. - Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana
• Gleasonia macrocalyx Ducke - Brazil
• Gleasonia prancei B.M.Boom - Brazil
• Gleasonia uaupensis Ducke - Brazil

Notes and References

1. Paul Carpenter Standley. 1931. Publications of the Field Columbian Museum. Botanical series 7: 372
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=90026 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families