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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.
492.2001 Genus Craterispermum Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 411 (1849)
Distribution: Tropical Africa, Madagascar (5), Seychelles
Species listed in database: 28
species :
Craterispermum angustifolium De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 38: 89 (1899)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Craterispermum aristatum Wernham; Cat. Pl. Oban [Rendle et al.] 51 (1913)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon
22 NGA 23 CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN EN (Cameroon)
species :
Craterispermum capitatum Taedoumg & De Block; PhytoKeys 83: 105 (2017)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
22 NGA 23 CMN ZAI
species :
Craterispermum caudatum Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1920: 23 (1920)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon
22 GHA IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 CMN GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Craterispermum gracile A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 332 (1920) (nomen), et Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 116 (1931), in clavi
species :
Craterispermum cerinanthum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 161 (1877)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
22 BEN GHA IVO NGA TOG 23 BIO CMN CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Craterispermum brachynematum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 161 (1877)
species :
Craterispermum cervicorne De Block & Ranariv.; Phytotaxa 206(1): 84 (2015)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Craterispermum congolanum De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 38: 90 (1899)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Craterispermum deblockianum Taedoumg & Hamon; Blumea 57(3): 237 (2013)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
species :
Craterispermum dewevrei De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 38(1. Compt. Rend.): 88 (1899)
Distribution: Gabon; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 GAB ZAI
species :
Craterispermum gabonicum Taedoumg & De Block; PhytoKeys 83: 109 (2017)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
species :
Craterispermum goossensii De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 2: 282 (1923)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Craterispermum grumileoides K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 145 (1902)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Remarks: status uncertain
species :
Craterispermum inquisitorium Wernham; J. Bot. 55: 80 (1917)
Distribution: Gabon; Cabinda; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 CAB GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Craterispermum brieyi var. inquisitorium (Wernham) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 28(3): 436 (1973 publ. 1974)
= Craterispermum brieyi De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 2: 281 (1923)
variant :
var. longipedunculatum R.D.Good; J. Bot. 64(Suppl. 2): 24 (1926)
Distribution: Cabinda
23 CAB
species :
Craterispermum laurinum (Poir.) Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 411 (1849)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; SW-Mali; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Madagascar
22 GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN SIE 23 CAF CON GAB 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium laurinum (Poir.) Roberty; Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire, A 16: 61 (1954)
= Coffea laurina Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 2: 14 (1811)
species :
Craterispermum ledermannii K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 417 (1912)
Distribution: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
23 CMN EQG GAB
species :
Craterispermum longepedunculatum Verdc.; Kew Bull. 14: 350 (1960)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Craterispermum microdon Baker; Fl. Mauritius [J.G.Baker] 145 (1877)
Distribution: Seychelles
29 SEY
species :
Craterispermum montanum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 162 (1877)
Distribution: Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.
23 ANN PRI SAO
Synonyms: hidden
= Craterispermum montanum Hiern, G.Taylor; Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé [Exell] 211 (1944), descr. ampl.
species :
Craterispermum motleyanum De Block & Randriamb.; Phytotaxa 206: 80 (2015)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Craterispermum parvifolium Taedoumg & Sonké; Nordic J. Bot. 29(6): 701 (2011 publ. 2012)
Distribution: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
23 CMN EQG GAB
species :
Craterispermum praslinense Padayachy & Senterre; Phytotaxa 464(4): 269 (2020)
Distribution: Seychelles
29 SEY
species :
Craterispermum puffianum De Block & Randriamb.; Phytotaxa 206: 84 (2015)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Craterispermum reticulatum De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 158 (1903)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Craterispermum robbrechtianum Taedoumg & Sonké; Nordic J. Bot. 29(6): 704 (2011 publ. 2012)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon
23 CMN GAB
species :
Craterispermum rumpianum Taedoumg & Hamon; Blumea 57(3): 238 (2013)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
species :
Craterispermum schweinfurthii Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 161 (1877)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Madagascar
22 NGA 23 BUR CAF CMN GAB ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 29 MDG
species :
Craterispermum silhouettense Padayachy & Senterre; Phytotaxa 464(4): 271 (2020)
Distribution: Seychelles (Silhouette)
29 SEY
species :
Craterispermum sonkeanum Taedoumg & Hamon; Blumea 57(3): 240 (2013)
Distribution: Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
23 EQG GAB
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