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Debia

Debia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from the Indian subcontinent to south-central China and the Philippines.

Last revised
Jun 17, 2026
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Length
140 w
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Source
Debia
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: Spermacoceae
Genus: Debia
Neupane & N.Wikstr.
Type species
Debia oligocephala
(Pierre ex Pit.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.

Debia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from the Indian subcontinent to south-central China and the Philippines.12

Species

  • Debia andamanica (Kurz) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
  • Debia krewanhensis (Pierre ex Pit.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
  • Debia oligocephala (Pierre ex Pit.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
  • Debia ovatifolia (Cav.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
References

References

  1. "Debia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. Neupane S, Dessein S, Wikström N, Lewis PO, Long C, Bremer B, Motley T (2015). "The Hedyotis-Oldenlandia complex (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae) in Asia and the Pacific: phylogeny revisited with new generic delimitations". Taxon. 64 (2): 299–322. doi:10.12705/642.8.