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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.
492.7517 Genus Fadogia Schweinf.; Reliq. Kotschy. 47, t. 32 (1868)
Distribution: Tropical Africa (eastward to Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique) and S-Africa
Species listed in database: 39
= Pachystigma Hochst.; Flora 25: 234 (1842)
species :
Fadogia ancylantha Schweinf.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 155 (1877)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Chad; South Sudan; Uganda; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 NGA 23 BUR CAF CMN CON RWA ZAI 24 CHA SSU 25 TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia obovata N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 105 (1906)
= Pachystigma ancylanthum (Schweinf.) K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 387 (1895)
= Pachystigma obovata (N.E.Br.) Eyles; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 5: 494 (1916)
= Temnocalyx ancylantha (Schweinf.) Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 323 (1928)
= Temnocalyx ancylantha var. puberulus Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 323 (1928)
= Temnocalyx obovata (N.E.Br.) Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 320 (1928)
species :
Fadogia andersonii Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 86 (1928)
Distribution: S-Burkina Faso; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria
22 BEN BKN GHA NGA TOG
species :
Fadogia arenicola K.Schum. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 544 (1907)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia schumanniana Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 84 (1928)
= Vangueria verdickii K.Schum. ex De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 1: 228 (1903)
species :
Fadogia audruana M.F.Fay, J.-P.Lebrun & Stork; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 8(1): 57 (1986)
Distribution: Central African Republic
23 CAF
species :
Fadogia butayei De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 1: 204 (1906)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Fadogia caespitosa Robyns; J. Bot. 69: 167 (1931)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Fadogia chlorantha K.Schum.; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg] 388 (1903)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia
26 ANG ZAM
variant :
var. thamnus (K.Schum.) Verdc.; Fl. Zambes. 5(2): 278 (1998)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia; Namibia
26 ANG ZAM 27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia thamnus K.Schum.; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg] 390 (1903)
species :
Fadogia chrysantha K.Schum.; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg] 389 (1903)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Fadogia cienkowskii Schweinf.; Reliq. Kotschy. 47 (1868)
Distribution: Guinea; SW-Mali; S-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; ?Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO MLI NGA TOG 23 BUR CAB CAF CMN CON ZAI 24 ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium cienkowskii (Schweinf.) Roberty; Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire, A 16: 61 (1954)
= Fadogia katangensis De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 295 (1913)
= Fadogia tristis (K.Schum. ex De Wild.) Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 76 (1928)
= Pachystigma cienkowskii (Schweinf.) Burtt Davy; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 122 (1912)
= Vangueria tristis K.Schum. ex De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 1: 227 (1903)
variant :
var. lanceolata Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 81 (1928)
Distribution: Cameroon; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola
23 CMN ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG
species :
Fadogia cinerascens Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 88 (1928)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
species :
Fadogia elskensii De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 3: 201 (1925)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Malawi; Mozambique
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Vangueria katangensis K.Schum. ex De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 1: 227 (1903)
variant :
var. ufipaensis Verdc.; Kew Bull. 36(3): 519 (1981)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania
23 ZAI 25 TAN
species :
Fadogia erythrophloea (K.Schum. & K.Krause) Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 108, in clavi, et 109 (1931)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; SW-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; SW-Chad
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO MLI NGA SIE TOG 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia djalonensis A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 331 (1920) (nomen)
= Fadogia djalonensis A.Chev., Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 88 (1928), descr.
= Fadogia leucophloea var. djalonensis (A.Chev. ex Robyns) Aubrév.; Fl. Forest. Soudano-Guin. 480 (1950)
= Vangueria dalzielii Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 179 (1913)
= Vangueria erythrophloea K.Schum. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 533 (1907)
species :
Fadogia fuchsioides Schweinf. ex Oliv.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 85 (1873)
Distribution: ?Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Pachystigma fuchsioides (Schweinf. ex Oliv.) K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 387 (1895)
= Temnocalyx fuchsioides (Schweinf. ex Oliv.) Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 319 (1928)
species :
Fadogia glaberrima Welw. ex Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 155 (1877)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; South Sudan; Uganda
22 NGA 23 CAF CMN 24 SSU 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia ledermannii K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 416 (1912)
species :
Fadogia gossweileri Robyns; J. Bot. 69: 171 (1931)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia
26 ANG ZAM
species :
Fadogia graminea Wernham; J. Bot. 55: 79 (1917)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia graminea var. pubescens Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 69 (1928)
species :
Fadogia homblei De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 295 (1913)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia monticola Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 70 (1928)
= Fadogia oleoides Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 73 (1928)
= Fadogia fragrans Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 75 (1928)
species :
Fadogia lactiflora Welw. ex Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 156 (1877)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Ancylanthos lactiflorus (Welw. ex Hiern) Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 325 (1928)
= Fadogia ancylanthoides Wernham; J. Bot. 55: 79 (1917)
species :
Fadogia latifolia A.Chev. ex Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 87 (1928), descr.
Distribution: Central African Republic; SW-Chad
23 CAF 24 CHA
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia latifolia A.Chev.; Fl. Afr. Centr., Énum. Pl. Récolt. 1: 157 (1913). nomen
species :
Fadogia leucophloea Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 153 (1877)
Distribution: Central African Republic; Chad; South Sudan
23 CAF 24 CHA SSU
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium leucophloeum (Schweinf. ex Hiern) Baill.; Adansonia 13: 191 (1878)
= Vangueria leucophloea Schweinf. ex Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 153 (1877), nom. inval.
species :
Fadogia luangwae Verdc.; Fl. Zambes. 5(2): 274 (1998)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Fadogia oblongolanceolata Robyns; J. Bot. 69: 170 (1931)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Fadogia obscura A.Chev. ex Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 91 (1928), descr.
Distribution: Central African Republic
23 CAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia obscura A.Chev.; Fl. Afr. Centr., Énum. Pl. Récolt. 1: 157 (1913) (nomen)
species :
Fadogia olivacea Robyns; J. Bot. 69: 168 (1931)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Fadogia parvifolia Verdc.; Kew Bull. 36(3): 528 (1981)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Fadogia pobeguinii Pobég.; Essai Fl. Guinée Franç. [Pobéguin] 316 (1906)
Distribution: Ghana; Togo; Benin; NE-Nigeria; SW-Chad; N-Cameroon; N-Central African Republic
22 BEN GHA NGA TOG 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA
species :
Fadogia punctulata Robyns; J. Bot. 69: 166 (1931)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Fadogia rostrata Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 78 (1928)
Distribution: Benin
22 BEN
species :
Fadogia salictaria S.Moore; J. Bot. 49: 153 (1911)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia ringoetii De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 296 (1913)
species :
Fadogia schmitzii Verdc.; Fl. Zambes. 5(2): 279 (1998)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ZAM
species :
Fadogia spectabilis Milne-Redh.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 35: 1 (3459 publ. 1947)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Fadogia stenophylla Welw. ex Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 155 (1877)
subspecies :
subsp. stenophylla
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Pachystigma stenophylla (Welw.) Eyles; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 5: 494 (1916)
subspecies :
subsp. odorata (K.Krause) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 36(3): 521 (1981)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia lateritica K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 143 (1909)
= Fadogia odorata K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 144 (1909)
= Fadogia stenophylla var. rhodesiana S.Moore; J. Bot. 40: 253 (1902)
= Fadogia stolzii K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 415 (1912)
= Pachystigma lateritica (K.Krause) Eyles; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 5: 494 (1916)
species :
Fadogia tetraquetra K.Schum. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 544 (1907)
Distribution: Burkina Faso; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
22 BKN 23 ZAI 24 CHA 25 TAN 26 MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia mucronulata Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 67 (1928)
= Pachystigma tetraquetra (K.Krause) Eyles; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 5: 494 (1916)
variant :
var. grandiflora (Robyns) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 36(3): 520 (1981)
Distribution: Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
22 GHA NGA 23 CAF CMN 25 TAN 26 ANG MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia dalzielii Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 66 (1928)
= Fadogia glauca Robyns ex R.D.Good; J. Bot. 64(Suppl.): 2, 23, nomen, Robyns in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 62 (1928) (1926), descr.
= Fadogia grandiflora Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 65 (1928)
= Fadogia variabilis Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 63 (1928)
species :
Fadogia tomentosa De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 2: 78 (1907)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia velutina De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 138 (1914)
variant :
var. calvescens (Verdc.) Verdc.; Fl. Zambes. 5(2): 272 (1998)
Distribution: Zambia; Namibia (Caprivi Strip)
26 ZAM 27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia flaviflora var. calvescens Verdc.; Kew Bull. 36(3): 528 (1981)
variant :
var. flaviflora (Robyns) Verdc.; Fl. Zambes. 5(2): 273 (1998)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia
26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia flaviflora Robyns; J. Bot. 69: 169 (1931)
species :
Fadogia triphylla Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 68 (1895)
Distribution: Cameroon; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 CAF CMN ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia buarica Mildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 206 (1924)
= Fadogia coriacea Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 49 (1928)
= Fadogia hockii De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 535 (1913)
= Fadogia hockii var. rotundifolia De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 535 (1913)
= Fadogia kaessneri S.Moore; J. Bot. 49: 152 (1911)
= Fadogia kaessneri var. rotundifolia (De Wild.) Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 58 (1928)
= Pachystigma triphyllum (Baker) K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 387 (1895)
variant :
var. gracilifolia Verdc.; Kew Bull. 36(3): 523 (1981)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia
25 TAN 26 ZAM
variant :
var. giorgii (De Wild.) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 36(3): 523 (1981)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia brachytricha (K.Schum. ex De Wild.) Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 54 (1928)
= Fadogia giorgii De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 3: 203 (1925)
= Fadogia viridescens De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 138 (1914)
= Vangueria brachytricha K.Schum. ex De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 1: 227 (1903)
variant :
var. peteri Verdc.; Kew Bull. 36(3): 524 (1981)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Fadogia monantha Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 53 (1928)
variant :
var. pubicaulis Verdc.; Kew Bull. 36(3): 524 (1981)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia
25 TAN 26 ZAM
species :
Fadogia variifolia Robyns; J. Bot. 69: 167 (1931)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia
26 ANG ZAM
species :
Fadogia verdcourtii Tennant; Kew Bull. 22: 441 (1968)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
variant :
var. pubescens Tennant; Kew Bull. 22: 442 (1968)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Fadogia verdickii De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 40: 21 (1901)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Temnocalyx verdickii (De Wild. & T.Durand) Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 319 (1928)
species :
Fadogia vollesenii Verdc.; Kew Bull. 36(3): 525 (1981)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
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