• Source: Blepharidium

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). Older works might mention two species (viz. B. guatemalense and B. mexicanum).




Systematics


Blepharidium was named by Paul Standley in 1918. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words blepharitis or blepharidos, meaning "on an eyelid". The similar term, blepharis means "an eyelash".
A cladistic analysis of morphological characters found Blepharidium to be closely related to Cosmibuena, Balmea, and Hillia, but a molecular phylogenetic study placed it closer to Rondeletia.




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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

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• Daftar genus anggota Rubiaceae
• Rubiaceae
• Blepharidium
• List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family
• List of Rubiaceae genera
• List of endangered plants
• Balmea
• Sierra Madre de Chiapas moist forests
• Rondeletieae