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.
492.3602
Genus
Saprosma Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 956 (1826)
Distribution: E-Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Isl., Myanmar, SW- and S-China, Indochina, Malesia
Species listed in database: 45
= Cleisocratera Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 256 (1844)
= Dysodidendron Gardner; Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 7: 1 (1847)
= Dysosmia M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 149 (1846)
species :
Saprosma anisophylla
Merr.; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 300 (1937)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Saprosma annamense
Pierre ex Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 405 (1924)
Distribution: Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO VIE
species :
Saprosma arborea
Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 956 (1826)
Distribution: Sumatera; Borneo; Brunei; Jawa
42 BOR BRN JAW SUM
species :
Saprosma axilliflora
Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 112 (1927)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.
42 NWG 43 BIS
species :
Saprosma beddomei
M.Gangop.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 15: 79 (1991)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Saprosma borneense
Wernham; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 95 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Saprosma brassii
Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 27: 220 (1946)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores)
42 LSI
species :
Saprosma brunnea
Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 484 (1932)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Saprosma chevalieri
Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 401 (1924)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Saprosma cochinchinense
Pierre ex Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 401 (1924)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Saprosma consimile
Kurz; Forest Fl. Burma 2: 29 (1877)
Distribution: NE-India (Meghalaya); Nicobar Isl. (Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar (Mon, Taninthayi); Thailand
40 IND 41 MYA NCB THA
species :
Saprosma corymbosum
(Bedd.) Bedd.; Forester´s Man. Bot. 134/12 (1871)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Serissa corymbosa Bedd.; Icon. Pl. Ind. Or. [Beddome] 1: 3 (1868)
species :
Saprosma crassipes
H.S.Lo; Bot. J. S. China 2: 15 (1993)
Distribution: China (Hainan, Yunnan); ?Vietnam
36 CHI
species :
Saprosma dispar
Hassk.; Flora 28: 226 (1845)
Distribution: Jawa
42 JAW
species :
Saprosma distans
Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 485 (1932)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Saprosma elegans
(Korth.) A.P.Davis; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 157(1): 121 (2008)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisocratera elegans Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 257 (1844)
species :
Saprosma foetens
(Wight) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 4: 122 (1891)
subspecies :
subsp. foetens
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Dysodidendron wightii Gardner; Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 7: 3 (1847), nom. superfl.
= Lasianthus foetens Wight; Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 6: 517 (1846)
= Mephitidia foetens (Wight) Walp.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 763 (1852)
= Saprosma wightii Bedd.; Fl. Sylv. S. India 134/11 (1871), nom. illeg.
= Serissa wightii Bedd.; Madras J. Lit. Sci., Ser. 3, 1: 50 (1864), nom. superfl.
subspecies :
subsp. ceylanica
(Gardner) M.Gangop. & Chakrab.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 14(2): 481 (1990)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Dysodidendron ceylanicum Gardner; Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 7: 2 (1847)
= Saprosma ceylanica (Gardner) Bedd.; Fl. Sylv. S. India: cxxxiv-12 (1874)
= Serissa ceylanica (Gardner) Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 150 (1859)
species :
Saprosma fragrans
(Bedd.) Bedd.; Fl. Sylv. S. India 134, 11 (1871)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Serissa fragrans Bedd.; Madras. J. Lit. Sci., Ser. 3, 1: 50 (1864)
species :
Saprosma fruticosa
Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 956 (1826)
Distribution: Jawa
42 JAW
species :
Saprosma glomerata
(Gardner) Bedd.; Forester´s Man. Bot. 134/11 (1874)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka; peninsular Malaysia (Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, Perak, Pahang)
40 IND SRL 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Dysodidendron glomeratum Gardner; Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 7: 3 (1847)
= Saprosma indica Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 37 (1851)
= Serissa glomerata (Gardner) Bedd.; Madras J. Lit. Sci., Ser. 3, 1: 50 (1864)
variant :
var. gardneri
(Thwaites) Gang.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 15: 88 (1991)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Serissa gardneri Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 150 (1859)
= Saprosma indicum var. gardneri (Thwaites) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 192 (1880)
species :
Saprosma glomerulatum
King & Gamble; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 73: 98 (1904)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Singapore
42 MLY SNG
Conservation Status: critically endangered (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Saprosma glomerulatum var. angustifolia King & Gamble; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 73: 99 (1904)
species :
Saprosma gracile
Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 402 (1924)
Distribution: Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO VIE
species :
Saprosma hainanensis
Merr.; Lingnan Sci. J. 9: 44 (1930)
Distribution: China (Hainan)
36 CHI
species :
Saprosma henryi
Hutch.; Pl. Wilson. [Sargent] 3: 417 (1916)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Saprosma hirsuta
Korth.; Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 2(2): 251 (1851)
Distribution: Sumatera
42 SUM
species :
Saprosma inaequilonga
Pierre ex Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 400 (1924)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Saprosma kraussii
Rech.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 185 (1912)
Distribution: Bismarck Arch.
43 BIS
species :
Saprosma latifolia
Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 485 (1932)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Saprosma longicalyx
Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 485 (1932)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos
41 LAO THA
species :
Saprosma longifolia
Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 402 (1924)
Distribution: Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO VIE
species :
Saprosma membranacea
Merr.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 15: 294 (1929)
Distribution: Borneo; Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Saprosma nuichuaensis
Q.T.Pham, V.S.Dang & Tagane; Phytotaxa 728(2): 214 (2025)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Saprosma parvifolia
Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 486 (1932)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Saprosma philippinensis
Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 1035 (1911)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Saprosma pubescens
Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 23 (1912)
Distribution: Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka)
41 THA 42 MLY
variant :
var. hirsuta
Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 23 (1912)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu, Melaka)
42 MLY
species :
Saprosma saxicola
Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 22 (1912)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Amaracarpus saxicola (Ridl.) Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 10: 143 (1920)
species :
Saprosma scabrida
(Thwaites) Bedd.; Forester´s Man. Bot. 134/12 (1874)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Serissa scabrida Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 151 (1859)
= Saprosma scabridum var. glabrum M.Gangop. & Chakrab.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 14(2): 483 (1990)
species :
Saprosma scortechinii
King & Gamble; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 73: 99 (1904)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang)
42 MLY
species :
Saprosma sogerensis
S.Moore; J. Bot. 61: Suppl. 27 (1923)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Saprosma spathulata
Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 112 (1927)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Saprosma subrepanda
(K.Schum. & Lauterb.) Valeton; Nova Guinea 8: 500 (1911)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isl.
42 NWG 43 BIS SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Psychotria subrepanda K.Schum. & Lauterb.; Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 579 (1900)
species :
Saprosma syzygiifolia
Valeton; Nova Guinea 8: 499 (1911)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Saprosma ternata
(Wall.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 131 (1873)
Distribution: China (Hainan, Yunnan); Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland); Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Myanmar (Kachin, Sagaing); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Penang, Kelantan, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Johor); Philippines
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND 41 AND LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Paederia ternata Wall.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 520 (1824)
= Saprosma ternata subsp. puberulum (Kurz) M.Gangop.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 15: 89, f. 12 & 13 (1991)
= Saprosma ternata var. puberula Kurz; Forest Fl. Burma 2: 30 (1877)
= Saprosma ternatum f. puberulum Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 194 (1881)
= Saprosma ternatum var. glabrum Pierre ex Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 404 (1924)
= Serissa ternata (Wall.) Kurz; Rep. Veg. Andaman Isl., ed. 2: 40 (1870)
species :
Saprosma urophylla
Merr.; Contr. Arnold Arbor. 8: 162 (1934)
Distribution: Sumatera
42 SUM
species :
Saprosma verrucosa
Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 400 (1924)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
