Badula
Genus of flowering plants
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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.[1]
| Badula | |
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| Badula balfouriana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrsinoideae |
| Genus: | Badula Juss.[1] |
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Species
Mascarenes endemic species:[1][2]
- Badula balfouriana (Kuntze) Mez
- Badula barthesia (Lam.) A.DC.
- Badula borbonica A.DC.
- Badula crassa A.DC.
- Badula decumbens (Cordem.) Coode
- Badula fragilis Bosser & Coode
- Badula grammisticta (Cordem.) Coode
- Badula multiflora A.DC.
- Badula nitida (Coode) Coode
- Badula ovalifolia A.DC.
- Badula platyphylla (A.DC.) Coode
- Badula reticulata A.DC.
- Badula richardiana H.Perrier
Madagascar endemic species:[1][3]
- Badula leandriana H.Perrier
- Badula sieberi A.DC.
- Badula pervilleana H.Perrier
Non-endemic species:[1]
- Badula insularis A.DC. – Mauritius and Vietnam
Chemistry
Badula multiflora A.DC. has been found to possess antioxidant properties.[4]
