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492.0000 Family Rubiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 196 (1789), nom. cons.
589 genera, ca. 14.200 spp. mostly tropics, comparably few temperate. Phylogeny: Razafimandimbison & Rydin (2024)
Species listed in database: 14370; hybrids: 47
= Aparinaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 2: 3, 38 (1813-1829)
= Asperulaceae Cham. ex Spenn.; Handb. Angew. Bot. 2: 493 (1835)
= Catesbaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 111 (1820)
= Cephalanthaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 86 (1820)
= Cinchonaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 234 (1802)
= Coffeaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 233 (1802)
= Coutareaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Dialypetalanthaceae Rizzini & Occhioni; Lilloa 17: 253 (1948), nom. cons.
= Galiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 249 (1836)
= Gardeniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 29, 32 (1829)
= Guettardaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 235 (1802)
= Hameliaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 31 (1835)
= Hedyotidaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 57 (1822)
= Henriqueziaceae Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 6 (Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 141): 371 (1957)
= Houstoniaceae Raf.; Good Book 21 (1840)
= Hydrophylacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 318 (1820)
= Lippayaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 156, Comm. 112 (1838)
= Lygodisodeaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 123, 207 (1830)
= Naucleaceae Wernham; New Phytol. 11: 225 (1912)
= Nonateliaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 420 (1820)
= Operculariaceae Juss. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 207 (1818)
= Pagamaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Psychotriaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 49 (1830)
= Randiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 534 (1820)
= Sabiceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 555 (1820)
= Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 256 (1820)
= Theligonaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 15, 17 (1829), nom. cons.
492.4801 Genus Acranthera Arn. ex Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner] 162 (115) (1840)
Distribution: S-China (1), mostly Borneo, several trop. Asia
Species listed in database: 42
= Androtropis R.Br. ex Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 8398 (1847)
= Gonyanera Korth.; Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 2(2): 183 (1851)
= Psilobium Jack; Malayan Misc. 2(7): 84 (1822), nom. rej.
species :
Acranthera abbreviata Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t. 355 (1913)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera anamallica Bedd.; Icon. Pl. Ind. Or. [Beddome] 1: 5 (1869)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Acranthera athroophlebia Bremek.; J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 305 (1947)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera atropella Stapf; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 173 (1894)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera aurantiaca Valeton ex Bremek.; J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 291 (1947)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera axilliflora Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 550 (1910)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera bullata Merr.; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 284 (1937)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera burmanica Y.H.Tan & B.Yang; Phytotaxa 238(1): 92 (2015)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Acranthera capitata Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t. 391 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera ceylanica Arn.; Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 21 (1839)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Acranthera collina C.W.Lin & C.H.Lee; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 70(3): 190 (2019)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera didymocarpa (Ridl.) K.M.Wong; Gard. Bull. Singapore 35(1): 30 (1982)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Selangor, Negeri Sembilan)
42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia didymocarpus Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 4: 32 (1909)
species :
Acranthera endertii Bremek.; J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 296 (1947)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera frutescens Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 551 (1910)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Acranthera multiflora Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t. 396 (1914)
species :
Acranthera grandiflora Bedd.; Icon. Pl. Ind. Or. [Beddome] 1: 5 (1869)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Acranthera hallieri Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t. 356 (1913)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera hirtostipula Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t. 392 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera hoangii Hareesh & T.A.Le; Webbia 74(1): 57 (2018)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Acranthera involucrata Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t. 393 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo; Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Acranthera johannis-winkleri Merr.; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 285 (1937)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera lanceolata Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t. 394 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera longipes Merr.; Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 19: 194 (1933 publ. 1934)
Distribution: Sumatera
42 SUM
species :
Acranthera longipetiolata Merr. ex Bremek.; J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 293 (1947), nom. nov.
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Acranthera longipes Merr.; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 284 (1937), nom. illeg., non Merr. 1934
species :
Acranthera maculata Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t. 395 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera megaphylla Bremek.; J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 292 (1947)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera monantha Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 111 (1912)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera nieuwenhuisii Valeton ex Bremek.; J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 302 (1947)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera ophiorhizoides Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t. 397 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo; Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Acranthera parviflora Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t. 398 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera philippinensis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 8: 32 (1913)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Acranthera ruttenii Bremek.; J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 307 (1947)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera salmonea Bremek.; J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 292 (1947)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera siamensis (Kerr) Bremek.; J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 281 (1947)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand
41 THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Psilobium siamense Kerr; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 34: t. 3332 (1937)
species :
Acranthera siliquosa Bremek.; J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 282 (1947)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera simalurensis Bremek.; J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 285 (1947)
Distribution: Sumatera (Simeulue Isl.)
42 SUM
species :
Acranthera sinensis C.Y.Wu; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 6: 295 (1957)
Distribution: China (SE-Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Acranthera strigosa Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t, 399 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera tomentosa R.Br. ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 92 (1880)
Distribution: NE-India (Arunachal, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland)
40 IND
species :
Acranthera variegata Merr.; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 285 (1937)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera velutinervia Bremek.; J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 298 (1947)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Acranthera virescens (Ridl.) Govaerts; Skvortsovia 4(3): 77 (2018)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang)
42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Acranthera pulchella K.M.Wong; Gard. Bull. Singapore 35(1): 29 (1982), nom. superfl.
= Gardenia pulchella Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 4: 31 (1909), nom. illeg.
= Gardenia virescens Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 4: 32 (1909)
species :
Acranthera yatesii Merr.; Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 19: 194 (1933 publ. 1934)
Distribution: Sumatera
42 SUM
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