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Polysphaeria

Polysphaeria is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae, and its native range is Madagascar and Tropical Africa. It contains the following 22 species according to Plants of the World Online:Polysphaeria acuminata Verdc. Polysphaeria aethiopica Verdc. Polysphaeria arbuscula K.Schum. Polysphaeria braunii K.Krause Polysphaeria capuronii Verdc. Polysphaeria cleistocalyx Verdc. Polysphaeria dischistocalyx Brenan Polysphaeria grandiflora Cavaco Polysphaeria grandis (Baill.) Cavaco Polysphaeria hirta Verdc. Polysphaeria lanceolata Hiern Polysphaeria lepidocarpa Verdc. Polysphaeria macrantha Brenan Polysphaeria macrophylla K.Schum. Polysphaeria maxima (Baill.) Cavaco Polysphaeria multiflora Hiern Polysphaeria ntemii S.E.Dawson & Gereau Polysphaeria ovata Cavaco Polysphaeria parvifolia Hiern Polysphaeria pedunculata K.Schum. ex De Wild. Polysphaeria subnudifaux Verdc. Polysphaeria tubulosa (Baill.) Cavaco

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Polysphaeria
Polysphaeria multiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Octotropideae
Genus: Polysphaeria
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Polysphaeria is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae, and its native range is Madagascar and Tropical Africa.1 It contains the following 22 species according to Plants of the World Online:1

  • Polysphaeria acuminata Verdc.
  • Polysphaeria aethiopica Verdc.
  • Polysphaeria arbuscula K.Schum.
  • Polysphaeria braunii K.Krause
  • Polysphaeria capuronii Verdc.
  • Polysphaeria cleistocalyx Verdc.
  • Polysphaeria dischistocalyx Brenan
  • Polysphaeria grandiflora Cavaco
  • Polysphaeria grandis (Baill.) Cavaco
  • Polysphaeria hirta Verdc.
  • Polysphaeria lanceolata Hiern
  • Polysphaeria lepidocarpa Verdc.
  • Polysphaeria macrantha Brenan
  • Polysphaeria macrophylla K.Schum.
  • Polysphaeria maxima (Baill.) Cavaco
  • Polysphaeria multiflora Hiern
  • Polysphaeria ntemii S.E.Dawson & Gereau
  • Polysphaeria ovata Cavaco
  • Polysphaeria parvifolia Hiern
  • Polysphaeria pedunculata K.Schum. ex De Wild.
  • Polysphaeria subnudifaux Verdc.
  • Polysphaeria tubulosa (Baill.) Cavaco


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References

  1. "Polysphaeria Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  2. Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. (1873). "Polysphaeria". Genera Plantarum Ad Exemplaria Imprimis in Herbariis Kewensibus. 2 (1): 108.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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