Vangueriopsis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Vanguerieae |
Genus: |
Vangueriopsis Robyns |
Type species | |
Vangueriopsis lanciflora |
Vangueriopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus is found in central and south tropical Africa ( D.R.Congo to Tanzania and South Africa).
It was originally described by Walter Robyns in 1928 and contained 18 species in two subgenera Brachyanthus and Rostranthus. [1] Since then most of the species have been transferred to Vangueriella [2] and currently only four species names remain valid.
Vangueriopsis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Vanguerieae |
Genus: |
Vangueriopsis Robyns |
Type species | |
Vangueriopsis lanciflora |
Vangueriopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.
The genus is found in central and south tropical Africa ( D.R.Congo to Tanzania and South Africa).
It was originally described by Walter Robyns in 1928 and contained 18 species in two subgenera Brachyanthus and Rostranthus. [1] Since then most of the species have been transferred to Vangueriella [2] and currently only four species names remain valid.