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Aidia
Aidia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Rubiaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Genus: Aidia
- Family: Rubiaceae
- Major Group: Angiosperms (Flowering plants)
- Synonyms:
- Stylocoryna racemosa Cav. (=Aidia cochinchinensis L.)
- Stylocoryne orth. var.
- Gynopachis Blume, 1823
- Aidia coriacea (Miq.) Tirveng.
- Aidia oblongata (Miq.)
Distribution and Habitat
- Aidia has a wide distribution area and occurs in tropical regions.
- Specifically, new species have been discovered in Tanzania and Kenya, bringing the total to three species in those countries.
Morphological Characteristics
- Some species are shrubs or small trees, reaching up to 15 meters in height (e.g., Aidia racemosa).
- They exhibit a layered growth habit.
- Leaves are opposite, occurring in equal pairs at non-flowering nodes but with one reduced to a scale at flowering nodes.
- Leaves can be elliptic to lanceolate in shape, glossy green with indented veins and entire but wavy edges.
Species Examples
- Aidia acuminata (Blume) K.M.Wong
- Aidia abeidii S. E.
- Aidia densiflora (Wall.) Masam. (Latin for 'densely flowered')
- Aidia racemosa (Cav.) Tirveng.
- Aidia micrantha var. msonju
- Aidia shweliensis