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Kupeantha

Kupeantha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. The genus is closely related to Argocoffeopsis and Calycosiphonia.

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Kupeantha
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Tribe: Coffeeae
Genus: Kupeantha
Cheek
Type species
Kupeantha kupensis
Cheek & Sonké

Kupeantha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.1 The genus is closely related to Argocoffeopsis and Calycosiphonia.2

Species

  • Kupeantha ebo M.G.Alvarez & Cheek
  • Kupeantha fosimondi (Tchiengué & Cheek) Cheek
  • Kupeantha kupensis Cheek & Sonké
  • Kupeantha pentamera (Sonké & Robbr.) Cheek
  • Kupeantha spathulata (A.P.Davis & Sonké) Cheek
  • Kupeantha yabassi M.G.Alvarez & Cheek
References

References

  1. POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. Cheek M, Alvarez-Aguirre MG, Grall A, Sonké B, Howes M-J R, Larridon I (2018). "Kupeantha (Coffeeae, Rubiaceae), a new genus from Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea". PLOS ONE. 16 (6) e0199324. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1399324C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0199324. PMC 6019108. PMID 29944676.