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(Redirected from Stolidia) Genus of flowering plants Not to be confused with Badulla.

Badula
Badula balfouriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Badula
Juss.
Synonyms
  • Stolidia Baill.

Badula is a small genus of 14–17 species of tropical shrubs, placed formerly in the plant family Myrsinaceae (now subsumed in Primulaceae as subfamily Myrsinoideae). The genus is largely endemic to Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands.

Species

Mascarenes endemic species:

Madagascar endemic species:

Non-endemic species:

Chemistry

Badula multiflora A.DC. has been found to possess antioxidant properties.

References

  1. ^ "Badula Juss". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. Bone, R. E., Strijk, J. S., Fritsch, P. W., Buerki, S., Strasberg, D., Thébaud, C., & Hodkinson, T. R. (2012). Phylogenetic inference of Badula (Primulaceae), a rare and threatened genus endemic to the Mascarene Archipelago. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 169(2), 284-296. https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article/169/2/284/2416088?login=true
  3. Perrier De La Bâthie H. 1952. Myrsinacées de Madagascar et des Comores. Mémoires de l’Institute Scientifique de Madagascar, Séries B 4: 208–245
  4. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13880200601026242 Retrieved at 10.39 on Mon 15/6/20
Taxon identifiers
Badula


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