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