''Coptosapelta'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules a ...
. It is found in tropical and subtropical Asia.
The genus has not been placed within a subfamily and is sister to the rest of Rubiaceae.
Species
* ''
Coptosapelta beccari''
Valeton
* ''
Coptosapelta carrii''
Merr. & L.M.Perry
* ''
Coptosapelta diffusa''
(Champ. ex Benth.) Steenis
* ''
Coptosapelta flavescens''
Korth.
* ''
Coptosapelta fuscescens''
Valeton
* ''
Coptosapelta griffithii''
Hook.f.
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* ''
Coptosapelta hameliiblasta''
(Wernham) Valeton
* ''
Coptosapelta hammii''
Valeton
* ''
Coptosapelta janowskii''
Valeton
* ''
Coptosapelta laotica''
Valeton
* ''
Coptosapelta lutescens''
Valeton
* ''
Coptosapelta maluensis''
Valeton
* ''
Coptosapelta montana''
Korth. ex Valeton
* ''
Coptosapelta olaciformis''
( Merr.) Elmer
* ''
Coptosapelta parviflora''
Ridl.
* ''
Coptosapelta valetonii''
Merr.
References
External links
''Coptosapelta'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Coptosapelteae
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