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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.
492.7522 Genus Cuviera DC.; Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 222, t. 15 (1807)
Distribution: Tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 18
species :
Cuviera acutiflora DC.; Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 222 (1807)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
22 BEN GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE TOG 23 CMN EQG GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Cuviera africana Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 760 (1824)
= Vangueriopsis coriacea Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 22: 319 (1952)
species :
Cuviera angolensis Welw. ex K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 4: 94 (1891)
subspecies :
subsp. angolensis
Distribution: Cabinda; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 CAB ZAI 26 ANG
subspecies :
subsp. latior (Wernham) Sonké, O.Lachenaud & Dessein; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 173: 419 (2013)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 CAF CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cuviera latior var. evorombila N.Hallé; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 106: 344 (1959)
= Cuviera latior var. hispidula N.Hallé; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 106: 344 (1959)
= Cuviera latior Wernham; J. Bot. 56: 311 (1918)
species :
Cuviera calycosa Wernham; J. Bot. 52: 7 (1914)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]
22 NGA 23 CMN CON GAB
species :
Cuviera heisteriifolia Mildbr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Zweit. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1910-11), Bot. 2: 81, 90 (1922), nomen, et in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 205 (1924), descr.
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon
23 CMN GAB
species :
Cuviera letestui Pellegr.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 142 (1934)
Distribution: Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 EQG GAB ZAI
species :
Cuviera longiflora Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 157 (1877)
Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic
23 BIO CAF CMN CON GAB
species :
Cuviera macroura K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 352 (1903)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon
22 BEN GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cuviera djalonensis A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 331 (1920) (nomen)
species :
Cuviera migeodii Verdc.; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Rubiac. (Part 3): 771 (1991)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Cuviera nigrescens (Elliott ex Oliv.) Wernham; J. Bot. 49: 321 (1911)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
22 GHA GNB GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 CMN CON ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Cuviera minor C.H.Wright; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 105 (1906) (non Wernham)
= Cuviera trichostephana K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 461 (1897)
= Vangueria nigrescens Scott Elliot ex Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 23: t. 2283 (1894), Scott Elliot, in J. Linn. Soc. 30: 80 (1894)
species :
Cuviera physinodes K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 4: 94 (1891)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea
23 CMN EQG GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cuviera ledermannii K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 418 (1912)
species :
Cuviera pierrei N.Hallé; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 106: 344 (1960)
Distribution: Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 EQG GAB ZAI
species :
Cuviera schliebenii Verdc.; Kew Bull. 33(3): 497 (1979)
Distribution: Tanzania; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MOZ
species :
Cuviera semseii Verdc.; Kew Bull. [11]: 449 (1956 publ. 1957)
Distribution: Tanzania; Malawi; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ
species :
Cuviera subuliflora Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 407 (1849)
Distribution: Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]
22 GHA NGA 23 BIO CMN CON EQG GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium subuliflorum (Benth.) Roberty; Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire, A 16: 60 (1954)
= Cuviera plagiophylla K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 353 (1903)
species :
Cuviera talbotii (Wernham) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 42(1): 189 (1987)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon
22 NGA 23 CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Globulostylis talbotii Wernham; Cat. Pl. Oban [Rendle et al.] 50 (1913)
species :
Cuviera tomentosa Verdc.; Kew Bull. 36(3): 557 (1981)
Distribution: Tanzania; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MOZ
species :
Cuviera trilocularis Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 157 (1877)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon
22 NGA 23 CMN
species :
Cuviera truncata Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 118 (1931)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]
22 NGA 23 CMN CON
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