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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.
492.3069 Genus Cordylostigma Groeninckx & Dessein; Taxon 59(5): 1466 (2010)
Distribution: S-trop. Africa
Species listed in database: 9
species :
Cordylostigma amboense (Schinz) Groeninckx & Dessein; Taxon 59(5): 1466 (2010)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Kohautia amboensis (Schinz) Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2) (Afr. Sp. Oldenlandia): 76 (1952)
= Oldenlandia amboensis Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 68: 429 (1923)
species :
Cordylostigma cicendioides (K.Schum.) Groeninckx & Dessein; Taxon 59(5): 1466 (2010)
Distribution: Angola; Namibia
26 ANG 27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Kohautia cicendioides (K.Schum.) Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2) (Afr. Sp. Oldenlandia): 75 (1952)
= Oldenlandia cicendioides K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 333 (1903)
species :
Cordylostigma cuspidatum (K.Schum.) Groeninckx & Dessein; Taxon 59(5): 1466 (2010)
Distribution: Cameroon; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip); Botswana
23 CMN 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Kohautia cuspidata (K.Schum.) Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2) (Afr. Sp. Oldenlandia): 74 (1952)
= Oldenlandia acutidentata C.H.Wright; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 145 (1898)
= Oldenlandia capituliflora K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 517 (1907)
= Oldenlandia cuspidata K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 413 (1896)
= Oldenlandia ledermannii K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 403 (1912)
species :
Cordylostigma longifolium (Klotzsch) Groeninckx & Dessein; Taxon 59(5): 1466 (2010)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Somalia; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Madagascar
23 ZAI 24 SOM 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Kohautia effusa (Oliv.) Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48: No. 2(Afr. Sp. Oldenlandia) 72 (1952)
= Kohautia effusa var. hirtella Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2): 72 (1952)
= Kohautia longifolia Klotzsch; Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 6(Bot. 1): 297 (1861)
= Kohautia longifolia var. effusa (Oliv.) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 30(2): 290 (1975)
= Kohautia longifolia var. macrocalyx Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2): 70 (1952)
= Kohautia longifolia var. psilogyna Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2): 70 (1952)
= Kohautia longifolia var. vestita Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2): 70 (1952)
= Kohautia macrophylla Klotzsch; Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 297 (1861)
= Kohautia sennii Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2) (Afr. Sp. Oldenlandia): 71 (1952)
= Oldenlandia effusa Oliv.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 84, t. 48 (1873)
= Oldenlandia longifolia (Klotzsch) K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 376 (1895), nom. illeg.
species :
Cordylostigma microcalum (Bremek.) Groeninckx & Dessein; Taxon 59(5): 1466 (2010)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; N-Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MOZ ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Kohautia microcala Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2) (Afr. Sp. Oldenlandia): 73 (1952)
= Kohautia leucostoma Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2) (Afr. Sp. Oldenlandia): 74 (1952)
species :
Cordylostigma obtusilobum (Hiern) Groeninckx & Dessein; Taxon 59(5): 1466 (2010)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Hedyotis zanguebariae (Lour.) Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 3: 192 (1818)
= Kohautia obtusiloba (Hiern) Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2) (Afr. Sp. Oldenlandia): 66 (1952)
= Oldenlandia obtusiloba Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: (1877)
= Oldenlandia zanguebariae Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 78 (1790), nom. rej.
species :
Cordylostigma prolixipes (S.Moore) Groeninckx & Dessein; Taxon 59(5): 1466 (2010)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Kohautia prolixipes (S.Moore) Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2) (Afr. Sp. Oldenlandia): 67 (1952)
= Oldenlandia pedunculata K.Schum. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 519 (1907)
= Oldenlandia prolixipes S.Moore; J. Bot. 43: 351 (1905)
species :
Cordylostigma stellarioides (Hiern) Groeninckx & Dessein; Taxon 59(5): 1466 (2010)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Kohautia stellarioides (Hiern) Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2) (Afr. Sp. Oldenlandia): 76 (1952)
= Oldenlandia stellarioides Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 447 (1898)
species :
Cordylostigma virgatum (Willd.) Groeninckx & Dessein; Taxon 59(5): 1466 (2010)
Distribution: Gambia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte, etc.); La Réunion
22 BEN GAM GHA IVO NGA TOG 23 BUR ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 29 COM MDG REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Hedyotis afra (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 726 (1841)
= Hedyotis gerrardii Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 3: 9 (1865)
= Hedyotis parviflora (Benth.) Walp.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 772 (1852)
= Hedyotis setifera (DC.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 728 (1841)
= Hedyotis virgata Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 1: 567 (1798)
= Kohautia parviflora Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 403 (1849)
= Kohautia setifera DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 430 (1830)
= Kohautia virgata (Willd.) Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2) (Afr. Sp. Oldenlandia): 77 (1952)
= Kohautia virgata var. oblanceolata Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2): 80 (1952)
= Oldenlandia afra Eckl. & Zeyh.; Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 360 (1837)
= Oldenlandia moandeensis De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 2: 190 (1907)
= Oldenlandia parviflora (Benth.) Oliv.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 84 (1873)
= Oldenlandia setifera (DC.) K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 376 (1895)
= Oldenlandia virgata (Willd.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 425 (1830)
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