Cubitanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Linderniaceae
Genus: Cubitanthus
Barringer
Species:
C. alatus
Binomial name
Cubitanthus alatus
(Cham. & Schltdl.) Barringer
Synonyms

Species:

  • Anetanthus alatus (Cham. & Schltdl.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Russelia alata Cham. & Schltdl.

Cubitanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linderniaceae, with one species Cubitanthus alatus. It was previously placed in the Gesneriaceae, and as of April 2021, still is by some sources.[1] Its native range is Northeastern Brazil.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was erected by Kerry A. Barringer in 1984 for a species originally described in 1828 in Russelia (now a synonym of Vahlia) and then transferred in 1893 to Anetanthus, in the family Gesneriaceae. Molecular phylogenetic studies published from 2013 onwards have shown that it is a basal member of the family Linderniaceae, sister to Stemodiopsis.[2][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cubitanthus Barringer". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Perret, Mathieu; Chautems, Alain; Onofre de Araujo, Andréa & Salamin, Nicolas (2013). "Temporal and spatial origin of Gesneriaceae in the New World inferred from plastid DNA sequences" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 171: 61–79. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01303.x. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  3. ↑ Möller, Michael & Clark, John L. (2013). "The State of Molecular Studies in the Family Gesneriaceae: A Review". Selbyana. 31 (2): 95–105. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. ↑ Skog, Laurence E. & Clark, John L. (2015). "Novae Gesneriaceae Neotropicarum XIX: A third, new species of the elusive Anetanthus found in Guyana". Phytotaxa. 218 (2): 177–183. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.218.2.8.
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