Vangueriopsis
| Vangueriopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Vanguerieae |
| Genus: | Vangueriopsis Robyns |
| Type species | |
| Vangueriopsis lanciflora Robyns | |
Vangueriopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family.
Distribution
The genus is found in central and south tropical Africa (D.R.Congo to Tanzania and South Africa).
Taxonomy
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.
Species
- Vangueriopsis lanciflora (Hiern) Robyns
- Vangueriopsis longiflora Verdc.
- Vangueriopsis rubiginosa Robyns
- Vangueriopsis shimbaensis A.P.Davis & Q.Luke
References
- ↑ Robyns W (1928). "Tentamen monographiae Vanguerieae generumque affinium". Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’état Bruxelles 11: 1–359. doi:10.2307/3666476.
- ↑ Verdcourt B (1987). "Notes on African Rubiaceae-Vanguerieae". Kew Bulletin 42: 123–199. doi:10.2307/4109900.
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