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Hexasepalum

Hexasepalum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It includes 15 species native to the Americas, ranging from the northeastern United States to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil, and to tropical Africa.

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Hexasepalum
Hexasepalum teres
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Hexasepalum
Bartl. ex DC. (1830)
Species1

15; see text

Synonyms1
  • Diodella Small (1913)
  • Endopogon Raf. (1837)

Hexasepalum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It includes 15 species native to the Americas, ranging from the northeastern United States to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil, and to tropical Africa.1

Species

15 species are accepted:1

  • Hexasepalum angustifolium Bartl. ex DC.
  • Hexasepalum apiculatum (Willd.) Delprete & J.H.Kirkbr.
  • Hexasepalum domingense (DC.) Cabaña Fader & R.M.Salas
  • Hexasepalum gardneri (K.Schum.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Delprete
  • Hexasepalum lippioides (Griseb.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Delprete
  • Hexasepalum mello-barretoi (Standl.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Delprete
  • Hexasepalum nordestinum Cabaña Fader & E.B.Souza
  • Hexasepalum radulum (Willd.) Delprete & J.H.Kirkbr.
  • Hexasepalum rosmarinifolium (Pohl ex DC.) Delprete & J.H.Kirkbr.
  • Hexasepalum sarmentosum (Sw.) Delprete & J.H.Kirkbr.
  • Hexasepalum scandens (Sw.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Delprete
  • Hexasepalum serrulatum (P.Beauv.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Delprete
  • Hexasepalum teres (Walter) J.H.Kirkbr.
  • Hexasepalum vaginale (Benth.) Cabaña Fader & Dessein
  • Hexasepalum zappiae E.L.Cabral & Cabaña Fader
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