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Generic distribution patterns in subsaharan African Rubiaceae ( Angiospermae )
Author(s) -
Robbrecht Elmar
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of biogeography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 158
eISSN - 1365-2699
pISSN - 0305-0270
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1996.00022.x
Subject(s) - rubiaceae , geography , distribution (mathematics) , biogeography , psychotria , biology , ecology , botany , mathematics , mathematical analysis
A survey of the distribution of the Rubiaceae from subsaharan African (continental part: 1,900 species in 164 genera; Madagascar: 675 species in 83 genera) is given. Genera are classified in nine major distribution patterns, most of which are further subdivided. General statistics of the data are given, and the patterns are discussed in the light of (i) the phytogeographical literature relating to tropical Africa and (ii) existing evolutionary hypotheses on the Rubiaceae.