Bridsonia

Bridsonia chamaedendrum, more commonly known as the pygmy sand apple, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae.[2] It is the sole species in genus Bridsonia.[3] It is a perennial or subshrub native to South Africa, and Eswatini.[1]

Bridsonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
Genus: Bridsonia
Verstraete & A.E.van Wyk (2018 publ. 2017)
Species:
B. chamaedendrum
Binomial name
Bridsonia chamaedendrum
(Kuntze) Verstraete & A.E.van Wyk (2018 publ. 2017)
Synonyms[1]
  • Canthium chamaedendrum Kuntze (1898)
  • Fadogia humilis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans (1899)
  • Pachystigma humilis (J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans) Bews (1921)
  • Plectronia chamaedendrum Kuntze (1898)
  • Pygmaeothamnus chamaedendrum (Kuntze) Robyns (1928)
  • Pygmaeothamnus chamaedendrum var. setulosus Robyns (1928)
  • Pygmaeothamnus longipes Robyns (1928)
  • Pygmaeothamnus pilosus Robyns (1928)

References
  1. "Bridsonia chamaedendrum (Kuntze) Verstraete & A.E.van Wyk | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. "Pygmy Sand Apple (Bridsonia chamaedendrum)". iNaturalist Australia. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. "Bridsonia Verstraete & A.E.van Wyk | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 April 2024.


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