Rondeletia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the Neotropics.David J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's Plant-Book third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. There are around 160 species.Rondeletia At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Kew Gardens Website. (see External links below).

Rondeletia odorata is widely grown as an ornamental.George W. Staples and Derral R. Herbst "A Tropical Garden Flora" Bishop Museum Press: Honolulu (2005) Several other species are also known in cultivation.Anthony J. Huxley, Mark Griffiths, and Margot Levy (editors). 1992. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. The Macmillan Press Limited, London; The Stockton Press, New York. (set)

Rondeletia was named in 1753 by Linnaeus in his book, Species Plantarum.Rondeletia in International Plant Names Index. (see External links below).Carl Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 172 (see External links below). This genus name commemorates the French physician Guillaume Rondelet (1507-1566).Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names volume IV. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington, DC; USA. London, UK. (set). (see External links below).

The type species for Rondeletia is Rondeletia americana.Rondeletia In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see External links below). It is little known and rarely collected.

The circumscription of Rondeletia has varied greatly from one author to another. Rogiera, Arachnothryx, and a few others have been included in Rondeletia by some authors, but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that they are closer to Guettarda than to Rondeletia, and they are now recognized as separate genera.Ulrika Manns and Birgitta Bremer. 2010. "Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56(1):21-39. Even with these segregates removed, Rondeletia remains polyphyletic and will be substantially revised after further phylogenetic study.

Species 154 species are currently accepted.

Rondeletia acunae Rondeletia adamsii Rondeletia alaternoides Rondeletia americana Rondeletia amplexicaulis Rondeletia anguillensis Rondeletia anomala Rondeletia apiculata Rondeletia areolata Rondeletia arida Rondeletia aristeguietae Rondeletia aurantiaca Rondeletia avenia Rondeletia azuensis Rondeletia azulensis Rondeletia baracoensis Rondeletia barahonensis Rondeletia belizensis Rondeletia berteroana Rondeletia bicolor Rondeletia bissei Rondeletia brachyantha Rondeletia brachyphylla Rondeletia bracteosa Rondeletia brauseana Rondeletia brigandina Rondeletia buxifolia Rondeletia cacuminis Rondeletia calophylla Rondeletia camarioca Rondeletia carnea Rondeletia chamaebuxifolia Rondeletia chinajensis Rondeletia christii Rondeletia cincta Rondeletia clarendonensis Rondeletia combsii Rondeletia combsioides Rondeletia conferta Rondeletia convoluta Rondeletia coronata Rondeletia crassinervis Rondeletia cristalensis Rondeletia cumanensis Rondeletia cymulosa Rondeletia daphnoides Rondeletia dilatata Rondeletia diplocalyx Rondeletia disperma Rondeletia dolphinensis Rondeletia domatiata Rondeletia ekmanii Rondeletia elegans Rondeletia eriantha Rondeletia eriocarpa Rondeletia erythroneura Rondeletia exasperata Rondeletia feketeana Rondeletia filisepala Rondeletia formonia Rondeletia fortunensis Rondeletia fuertesii Rondeletia galanensis Rondeletia glauca Rondeletia glomeruliflora Rondeletia grandisepala Rondeletia hameliifolia Rondeletia harrisii Rondeletia heterochroa Rondeletia hirsuta Rondeletia hirta Rondeletia holdridgei Rondeletia hypoleuca Rondeletia impressa Rondeletia incana Rondeletia × incerta Rondeletia inermis Rondeletia ingrata Rondeletia insularis Rondeletia intermixta Rondeletia jamaicensis Rondeletia laevigata Rondeletia larensis Rondeletia leonii Rondeletia ligulata Rondeletia lindeniana Rondeletia linearisepala Rondeletia liogieri Rondeletia lomensis Rondeletia lucida Rondeletia martinicensis Rondeletia micarensis Rondeletia microcarpa Rondeletia microphylla Rondeletia minutifolia Rondeletia miraflorensis Rondeletia mollis Rondeletia mornicola Rondeletia naguensis Rondeletia nalgensis Rondeletia nemoralis Rondeletia nimanimae Rondeletia nipensis Rondeletia × obscura Rondeletia ochracea Rondeletia odorata Rondeletia orinocensis Rondeletia pachyphylla Rondeletia pallida Rondeletia panamensis Rondeletia papayoensis Rondeletia parviflora Rondeletia paucinervis Rondeletia pedicellaris Rondeletia peduncularis Rondeletia peninsularis Rondeletia perfae Rondeletia petiolata Rondeletia pilosa Rondeletia plicatula Rondeletia polita Rondeletia portlandensis Rondeletia portoricensis Rondeletia potrerillona Rondeletia pseudorugelii Rondeletia pubescens Rondeletia pulchella Rondeletia purdiei Rondeletia pycnophylla Rondeletia racemosa Rondeletia rigida Rondeletia rohrii Rondeletia roynaefolia Rondeletia rugelii Rondeletia savannarum Rondeletia saxicola Rondeletia scabrella Rondeletia selleana Rondeletia shaferi Rondeletia steirophylla Rondeletia steirophylloides Rondeletia stipularis Rondeletia subcanescens Rondeletia subcordata Rondeletia subglabra Rondeletia subsessilifolia Rondeletia susannae Rondeletia sylvestris Rondeletia toaensis Rondeletia tubulosa Rondeletia umbellulata Rondeletia vacciniifolia Rondeletia vazquezii Rondeletia venezuelensis Rondeletia venosa Rondeletia virgata

Formerly placed here Arachnothryx peruviana (as Rondeletia peruviana ) Jamaicanthus laurifolius (as Rondeletia laurifolia Renistipula galeottii (as Rondeletia galeottii ) Stevensia ovatifolia (as Rondeletia ovatifolia ) Tainus pitreanus (as Rondeletia pitreana )

References

External links Rondeletia At: Search Page At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Index by Team At: Projects At: Science Directory At: Scientific Research and Data At: Kew Gardens Rondeletia At: Plant Names At: IPNI Rondeletia In: Volume 1 Of: Species Plantarum At: Titles beginning with "S" At: Biodiversity Heritage Library CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: R-Z At: Botany & Plant Science At: Life Science At: CRC Press Rondeletia At:Index Nominum Genericorum At: References At: NMNH Department of Botany At: Research and Collections At: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History At: List of Genera At: Rubiaceae At: List of families At: Families and Genera in GRIN At: Queries At: GRIN taxonomy for plants Rondeletia At: Rondeletieae At: Cinchonoideae In:··· Embryophyta At: Streptophytina At: Streptophyta At: Viridiplantae At: Eudaryota At: Taxonomy At: UniProt