Aitchisonia rosea is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a subshrub native to south-central Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It is the sole species in genus Aitchisonia.[3]

Aitchisonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Aitchisonia
Hemsl. ex Aitch. (1882)
Species:
A. rosea
Binomial name
Aitchisonia rosea
Hemsl. ex Aitch. (1882)
Synonyms[1][2]

Plocama rosea (Hemsl. ex Aitch.) M.Backlund & Thulin

The species and genus were named in 1882.[3] Based on a phylogenetic analysis, Backlund and Thulin synonymized Aitchisonia with genus Plocama, and renamed the species Plocama rosea.[4] In 2022 Borbar et al. concluded that the specimen used in Backlund and Thulin's analysis was of Plocama dubia, and conducted a phylogenetic analysis of specimens newly collected in Iran. They confirmed the placement of Aitchisonia rosea in its own genus, and proposed a new monophyletic tribe, Aitchisonieae, to contain the genus.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Plocama rosea Pursh". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  2. ^ Aitchisonia rosea Hemsl. ex Aitch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Plocama rosea". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  4. ^ Backlund, Maria; Bremer, Birgitta; Thulin, Mats (2007). "Paraphyly of Paederieae, Recognition of Putorieae and Expansion of Plocama (Rubiaceae-Rubioideae)". Taxon. 56 (2): 315–328. doi:10.1002/tax.562006. JSTOR 25065790.
  5. ^ Bordbar, F., Mirtadzadini, M. & Razafimandimbison, S.G. Phylogenetic re-assessment of the delimitation of Plocama and its species relationships and limits (Rubiaceae, Putorieae): resurrection of the monospecific genus Aitchisonia and a description of trib. nov. Aitchisonieae. Plant Syst Evol 308, 7 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-021-01799-4