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Brunia nodiflora
Scientific classification
Type species
Brunia lanuginosa
Species

About 40

Synonyms
  • Brunfelsiopsis (Urb.) Kuntze
  • Lonchostoma Wikstr., Kongl.
  • Raspalia Brongn.
  • Nebelia Neck. ex Sweet
  • Pseudobaeckea Nied.
  • Mniothamnea Nied.
  • Baeckea Burm.
  • Barrera L.
  • Barreria L.
  • Berardia Brongn.
  • Diberara Baill.
  • Erasma R.Br.
  • Gravenhorstia Nees
  • Heterodon Meisn.

Brunia is a genus of flowering plants belonging

Familia: Bruniaceae Tribus: Brunieae

to subfamily Petunioideae of the nightshade family Solanaceae. The 50 or so species have been grouped into the three sections: Brunfelsia (circa 22 species), Franciscea (circa 18 species) and Guianenses (circa 6 species), which differ significantly in both distribution and characteristics, although molecular data have revealed that only two sections are natural (monophyletic), namely the Caribbean section Brunfelsia and a common section for all South American species. Linnaeus named the genus for the early German herbalist Otto Brunfels (1488–1534). Common names for the genus include raintree, yesterday-today-tomorrow and lady of the night.

Taxonomy[edit]

The genus was described by L. and published in Species Plantarum 1: 199 in the year 1753. The type species is Brunia paleacea P.J.Bergius, Descriptiones Plantarum ex Capite Bonae Spei, 56. (1767)

The name Brunia is thought to have been derived from the apothecary, Dr Cornelis Brun, who travelled in Russia and the Levant, although it could also be in commemoration of Dr Alexander Brown, a ship's surgeon and a collector who worked in the East Indies around 1690.[1]

Brunia (7 species),[1]

The Brunia family consists of 12 genera and 77 species, endemic to South Africa and concentrated in the southwestern Cape.

Description[edit]

Shrubs or small trees,

Species[edit]

Species include:[2]

Grin only accepts Brunia albiflora, Brunia lanuginosa,Brunia nodiflora, Brunia noduliflora, Brunia paleacea and Brunia stokoei.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Brunia noduliflora". www.plantzafrica.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Search results — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Brunia albiflora | /RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Brunia". Proteaflora. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Brunia – MarketFresh". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Brunia noduliflora | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ Species Records of Brunia. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

Further reading[edit]

  • Lamarck, J-B. 1785. Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique 1(2): 474