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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.
492.3001 Genus Dentella J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Char. Gen. Pl. 25, t. 13 (1776)
Distribution: S-China, Indochina, Malesia, Australia, New Caledonia
Species listed in database: 9
= Heymia Dennst.; Schlüssel Hortus Malab. 35 (1818)
= Lippaya Endl.; Atakta Bot. 13, t. 13 (1833)
species :
Dentella asperata Airy Shaw; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 297 (1934)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Dentella browniana Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 616 (1929)
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Dentella browniana var. setulosa Airy Shaw; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 294 (1934)
= Dentella linearis R.Br. ex Airy Shaw; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 294 (1934), pro syn.
species :
Dentella concinna Airy Shaw; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 291 (1932)
Distribution: S-Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Dentella cyclindrica M.C.Naik & L.J.Singh; Indian J. Forest. 43(4): 308 (2021)
Distribution: Andaman Isl.
41 AND
species :
Dentella dioeca Airy Shaw; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 296 (1934)
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Dentella minutissima C.T.White & W.D.Francis; Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 33: 156 (1921)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Dentella misera Airy Shaw; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 298 (1934)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
variant :
var. strigosa Airy Shaw; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 298 (1934)
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Dentella pulvinata Airy Shaw; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 299 (1934)
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Dentella pulvinata var. repanda Airy Shaw; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 299 (1934)
species :
Dentella repens (L.) J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Char. Gen. Pl. 26, t. 13 (1775)
Distribution: Mauritius [I]; Chagos Arch. (Diego Garcia); China (Hainan, Guangdong, Yunnan); Taiwan; Nepal; India (almost throughout); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives]; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin, Sagaing, Yangon); Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; South China Sea Isl.; peninsular Malaysia; Singapore; Sulawesi; Philippines (throughout); Jawa; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, etc.); Moluccas; Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland); New Caledonia; Palau (Peleliu, Angaur); Northern Marianas (Rota); Guam; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Ulithi [I], Pohnpei [I]); Marshall Isl. (Majuro, Jaluit); S-Mexico [I]
29 CGS mau 36 CHI 38 TAI 40 BAN IND LDV NEP SRL 41 CBD MYA THA VIE 42 JAW LSI MLY MOL PHI SCS SNG SUL 50 AUS 60 NWC 62 GUM mic MRN MRS PLU 79 mex
Synonyms: hidden
= Campanula repens Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 139 (1790)
= Dentella matsudae Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 53 (1920)
= Dentella minima Zipp. ex Span.; Linnaea 15: 317 (1841), nomen
= Dentella stolonifera Montrouz.; Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci. 10: 218 (1860)
= Hedyotis repens (L.) Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 1: 271 (1791)
= Heymia rigida Dennst.; Schlüssel Hortus Malab. 35 (1818)
= Lippaya telephioides Endl.; Atakta Bot. 13, t. 13 (1833)
= Oldenlandia repens L.; Mant. Pl. 40 (1767)
variant :
var. grandis Pierre ex Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 76 (1922)
Distribution: Cambodia
41 CBD
variant :
var. serpyllifolia (Wall. ex Craib) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 37(4): 545 (1983)
Distribution: Mauritius [I]; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Myanmar; Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Philippines; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Lombok); Moluccas; Guam [I]; Marshall Isl. [I] (Kwajalein [I])
29 mau 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 AND MYA THA 42 LSI MLY MOL PHI 62 gum mrs
Synonyms: hidden
= Dentella serpyllifolia Wall. ex Craib; Fl. Siam 2: 27 (1932), et ex Airy Shaw in Kew Bull. 289 (1932), latine
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