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. |
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) endemic to Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands.[1]
Mascarenes endemic species:[2]
Madagascar endemic species:[3]
Badula multiflora A.DC. has been found to possess antioxidant properties.[4]