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Argocoffeopsis

Argocoffeopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical Africa. They are lianas, climbing by means of horizontal or recurved lateral branches, or sometimes shrubs. Their papery bark is grey or brown and peeling off.

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Argocoffeopsis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Coffeeae
Genus: Argocoffeopsis
Lebrun
Type species
Argocoffeopsis subcordata
Hiern) Lebrun
Synonyms

Argocoffeopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical Africa.1 They are lianas, climbing by means of horizontal or recurved lateral branches, or sometimes shrubs. Their papery bark is grey or brown and peeling off.2

Species

  • Argocoffeopsis afzelii (Hiern) Robbr.
  • Argocoffeopsis eketensis (Wernham) Robbr.
  • Argocoffeopsis kivuensis Robbr.
  • Argocoffeopsis lemblinii (A.Chev.) Robbr.
  • Argocoffeopsis pulchella (K.Schum.) Robbr.
  • Argocoffeopsis rupestris (Hiern) Robbr.
  • Argocoffeopsis scandens (K.Schum.) Robbr.
  • Argocoffeopsis subcordata (Hiern) Lebrun
References

References

  1. POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  2. Robbrecht E (1981). "Studies in tropical African Rubiaceae (II)". Bulletin du Jardin botanique national de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België. 51 (3/4): 359–378. doi:10.2307/3668069. JSTOR 3668069.