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Anthospermum

Anthospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula.

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Anthospermum
Anthospermum hispidulum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Anthospermeae
Genus: Anthospermum
L. (1753)
Type species
Anthospermum aethiopicum
Species1

39; see text

Synonyms1

Ambraria Heist. ex Fabr. (1763)

Anthospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.234 It is found in tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula.5

Species

39 species are accepted.1

  • Anthospermum aethiopicum L.
  • Anthospermum ammannioides S.Moore
  • Anthospermum asperuloides Hook.f.
  • Anthospermum basuticum Puff
  • Anthospermum bergianum Cruse
  • Anthospermum bicorne Puff
  • Anthospermum comptonii Puff
  • Anthospermum dregei Sond.
  • Anthospermum emirnense Baker
  • Anthospermum ericifolium (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze
  • Anthospermum esterhuysenianum Puff
  • Anthospermum galioides Rchb. ex Spreng.
  • Anthospermum galpinii Schltr.
  • Anthospermum herbaceum L.f.
  • Anthospermum hirtum Cruse
  • Anthospermum hispidulum E.Mey. ex Sond.
  • Anthospermum ibityense Puff
  • Anthospermum isaloense Homolle ex Puff
  • Anthospermum littoreum L.Bolus
  • Anthospermum longisepalum Homolle ex Puff
  • Anthospermum madagascariensis Homolle ex Puff
  • Anthospermum monticola Puff
  • Anthospermum pachyrrhizum Hiern
  • Anthospermum palustre Homolle ex Puff
  • Anthospermum paniculatum Cruse
  • Anthospermum perrieri Homolle ex Puff
  • Anthospermum prostratum Sond.
  • Anthospermum rigidum Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Anthospermum rosmarinus K.Schum.
  • Anthospermum spathulatum Spreng.
  • Anthospermum streyi Puff
  • Anthospermum ternatum Hiern
  • Anthospermum thymoides Baker
  • Anthospermum usambarense K.Schum.
  • Anthospermum vallicola S.Moore
  • Anthospermum villosicarpum (Verdc.) Puff
  • Anthospermum welwitschii Hiern
  • Anthospermum whyteanum Hiern
  • Anthospermum zimbabwense Puff
References

References

  1. Anthospermum L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. "Anthospermum L." African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  3. "Anthospermum L." Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 1996-02-09. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  4. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1996-09-17). "Genus: Anthospermum L." Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  5. "Anthospermum in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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