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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.
492.8208 Genus Sericanthe Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 27 (1978)
Distribution: Tropical and S-Africa
Species listed in database: 23
= Neorosea N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 268 (1970)
= Tricalysia Sect.Rosea (Klotzsch) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 57(1-2): 180 (1987)
species :
Sericanthe adamii (N.Hallé) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 51(1-2): 172 (1981)
Distribution: Liberia
22 LBR
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea adami N.Hallé; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 12(2): 201 (1972)
species :
Sericanthe andongensis (Hiern) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 31 (1978)
subspecies :
subsp. andongensis
Name: Venda Coffee
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea andongensis (Hiern) N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 270 (1970)
= Tricalysia andongensis Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 468 (1898)
= Tricalysia pachystigma K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 347 (1903)
subspecies :
subsp. engleri (K.Krause) Bridson; Fl. Zambes. 5(3): 514 (2003)
Distribution: Zimbabwe
26 ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Coffea engleri K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 546 (1907)
= Tricalysia engleri (K.Krause) A.Chev.; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 210: 358 (1940)
variant :
var. mollis Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48: 35 (1978)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; ?Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 ZAI 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM
subspecies :
subsp. legatii (Hutch.) Jordaan & H.M.Steyn; Bothalia 42(2): 206 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Tricalysia legatii Hutch.; Botanist S. Afr. 306 (1946)
species :
Sericanthe auriculata (Keay) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 51(1-2): 172 (1981)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea
22 IVO NGA 23 CMN EQG GAB
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Tricalysia auriculata Keay; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 28: 295 (1958)
= Neorosea auriculata (Keay) N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 270 (1970)
species :
Sericanthe burundensis Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 38 (1978)
Distribution: Burundi
23 BUR
species :
Sericanthe chevalieri (K.Krause) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 39 (1978)
Distribution: Central African Republic
23 CAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Tricalysia chevalieri K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 141 (1909)
= Neorosea chevalieri (K.Krause) N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 270 (1970)
variant :
var. coffeoides (A.Chev.) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 41 (1978)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO NGA SIE TOG 23 CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Feretia coffeoides A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 179 (1911 publ. 1912)
= Tricalysia coffeoides (A.Chev.) Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 82, in clavi, 83 (1931)
= Tricalysia sudanica A.Chev.; Caféiers Globe 3 (Syst.): 238 (1947)
variant :
var. velutina Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 43 (1978)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; SW-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI SEN
species :
Sericanthe chimanimaniensis Wursten & De Block; Phytotaxa 430(2): 110 (2020)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique
26 MOZ ZIM
species :
Sericanthe gabonensis Sonké & Robbr.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 169(3): 533 (2012)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
species :
Sericanthe halleana Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 45 (1978)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Sericanthe jacfelicis (N.Hallé) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 46 (1978)
Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]
23 BIO CMN CON EQG GAB
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea jacfelicis N.Hallé; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 12: 199 (1972)
species :
Sericanthe kwangoensis Robbr.; Fl. Afrique Centr., Rubiac. Tribu VIII 52 (2024)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Sericanthe leonardii (N.Hallé) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 47 (1978)
subspecies :
subsp. leonardii
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea leonardii N.Hallé; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 12(2): 199 (1972)
subspecies :
subsp. venosa Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 49 (1978)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda
23 RWA ZAI
species :
Sericanthe lowryana Sonké & Robbr.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 169(3): 538 (2012)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
species :
Sericanthe mpassa Sonké & Robbr.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 169(3): 540 (2012)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
species :
Sericanthe odoratissima (K.Schum.) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 49 (1978)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea odoratissima (K.Schum.) N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 270 (1970)
= Tricalysia odoratissima K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 346 (1903)
variant :
var. ulugurensis Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 54 (1978)
Distribution: Tanzania; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW
species :
Sericanthe pellegrinii (N.Hallé) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 55 (1978)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 CON GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea pellegrinii N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 276 (1970)
species :
Sericanthe petitii (N.Hallé) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 56 (1978)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea petitii N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 274 (1970)
species :
Sericanthe rabia Sonké & Robbr.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 169(3): 544 (2012)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon
23 CMN GAB
species :
Sericanthe raynaliorum (N.Hallé) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 58 (1978)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN EN (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea raynaliorum N.Hallé; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 12(2): 199 (1972)
species :
Sericanthe roseoides (De Wild. & T.Durand) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 59 (1978)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea roseoides (De Wild. & T.Durand) N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 270 (1970)
= Tricalysia roseoides De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 1: 825 (1901)
species :
Sericanthe suffruticosa (Hutch.) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 60 (1978)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola; N-Zimbabwe
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea suffruticosa (Hutch.) N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 270 (1970)
= Tricalysia pachystigma var. praecox K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 347 (1903)
= Tricalysia suffruticosa Hutch.; Botanist S. Afr. 534 (1946)
species :
Sericanthe testui (N.Hallé) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 63 (1978)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 CMN CON GAB ZAI
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea testui N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 272 (1970)
variant :
var. pseudosalacia (N.Hallé) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 65 (1978)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea testui var. pseudosalacina N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 273 (1970)
species :
Sericanthe toupetou (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 65 (1978)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Ghana
22 GHA IVO
Synonyms: hidden
= Neorosea toupetou (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 270 (1970)
= Tricalysia toupetou Aubrév. & Pellegr.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 100: 26 (1953)
= Tricalysia toupetou Aubrév.; Fl. Forest. Soudano-Guin. 466, 468 (1950), sine descr. lat.
species :
Sericanthe trilocularis (Scott Elliot) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 67 (1978)
subspecies :
subsp. trilocularis
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone
22 GUI SIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Aulacocalyx trilocularis Scott Elliot; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 81 (1895)
= Neorosea trilocularis (Scott Elliot) N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 269 (1970)
= Tricalysia trilocularis (Scott Elliot) Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 82, in clavi, 83 (1931)
subspecies :
subsp. paroissei (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Robbr.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48(1-2): 69 (1978)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone
22 GUI SIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Tricalysia paroissei Aubrév. & Pellegr.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 100: 26 (1953)
= Tricalysia paroissei Aubrév.; Fl. Forest. Soudano-Guin. 466, 468 (1950), sine descr. lat.
= Neorosea paroissei (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 17: 270 (1970)
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