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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.
492.7525 Genus Multidentia Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 77: 21 (1973)
Distribution: Tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 10
species :
Multidentia castaneae (Robyns) Bridson & Verdc.; Kew Bull. 42(3): 651 (1987)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium stuhlmannii Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 376 (1932)
= Vangueriopsis castaneae Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 258 (1928)
species :
Multidentia concrescens (Bullock) Bridson & Verdc.; Kew Bull. 42(3): 653 (1987)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Multidentia verticillata Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 77: 21 (1973)
= Pygmaeothamnus concrescens Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 471 (1933)
species :
Multidentia crassa (Hiern) Bridson & Verdc.; Kew Bull. 42(3): 652 (1987)
Distribution: Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 BUR CAF ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium crassum Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 145 (1877)
= Canthium dictyophlebum S.Moore; J. Bot. 57: 87 (1919)
= Canthium opimum S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 308 (1906)
= Craterispermum orientale K.Schum.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 387 (1895)
= Plectronia opima (S.Moore) Mildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 204 (1924)
= Vangueria crassa (Hiern) Schweinf. ex Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 145 (1877)
variant :
var. ampla (S.Moore) Bridson & Verdc.; Kew Bull. 42(3): 653 (1987)
Distribution: Cameroon; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 CMN 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium amplum S.Moore; J. Bot. 57: 87 (1919)
species :
Multidentia dichrophylla (Mildbr.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 42(3): 646 (1987)
Distribution: Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Uganda
23 CMN CON ZAI 24 SSU 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium bicolor (De Wild.) C.M.Evrard; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 458 (1967)
= Plectronia bicolor De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 3: 179 (1925)
= Plectronia dichrophylla Mildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 204 (1924)
= Vangueriopsis sillitoei Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 57 (1940)
species :
Multidentia exserta Bridson; Kew Bull. 42(3): 647 (1987)
subspecies :
subsp. exserta
Distribution: Tanzania; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MOZ ZIM
subspecies :
subsp. robsonii Bridson; Kew Bull. 42(3): 649 (1987)
Distribution: Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
26 MLW MOZ ZAM
species :
Multidentia fanshawei (Tennant) Bridson; Kew Bull. 42(3): 647 (1987)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium fanshawei Tennant; Kew Bull. 22: 438 (1968)
species :
Multidentia kingupirensis Bridson; Kew Bull. 42(3): 649 (1987)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Multidentia pobeguinii (Hutch. & Dalziel) Bridson; Kew Bull. 42(3): 646 (1987)
Distribution: Guinea; SW-Mali; S-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo
22 BKN GHA GUI IVO MLI TOG
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium pobeguinii Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 113. in clavi, 115 (1931)
species :
Multidentia saxicola O.Lachenaud & Séné; Pl. Ecol. Evol. 145(1): 133 (2012)
Distribution: Cameroon; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 CMN ZAI
species :
Multidentia sclerocarpa (K.Schum.) Bridson; Kew Bull. 42(3): 650 (1987)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Canthium sclerocarpum (K.Schum.) Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 375 (1932)
= Plectronia sclerocarpa K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 334 (1904)
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