Lasiantheae is a
tribe
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of
flowering plant
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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 ...
and contains 239
species
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in 3
genera. Its representatives are found in Central America, the Caribbean, tropical Africa, and tropical and subtropical Asia.
Genera
Currently accepted names
* ''
Lasianthus
''Lasianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are tropical subshrubs, shrubs, or rarely, small trees. They inhabit the understory of primary forests.
''Lasianthus'' has about 180 species. The type species for the ...
''
Jack (203 sp) - distribution of the tribe
* ''
Saldinia''
A.Rich. ex DC. (22 sp) -
Comoros,
Madagascar
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* ''
Trichostachys''
Hook.f.
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(14 sp) - West and West-Central tropical Africa
Synonyms
* ''Dasus''
Lour. = ''
Lasianthus
''Lasianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are tropical subshrubs, shrubs, or rarely, small trees. They inhabit the understory of primary forests.
''Lasianthus'' has about 180 species. The type species for the ...
''
* ''Dressleriopsis''
Dwyer = ''
Lasianthus
''Lasianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are tropical subshrubs, shrubs, or rarely, small trees. They inhabit the understory of primary forests.
''Lasianthus'' has about 180 species. The type species for the ...
''
* ''Litosanthes''
Blume = ''
Lasianthus
''Lasianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are tropical subshrubs, shrubs, or rarely, small trees. They inhabit the understory of primary forests.
''Lasianthus'' has about 180 species. The type species for the ...
''
* ''Mephitidia''
Reinw. ex Blume = ''
Lasianthus
''Lasianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are tropical subshrubs, shrubs, or rarely, small trees. They inhabit the understory of primary forests.
''Lasianthus'' has about 180 species. The type species for the ...
''
* ''Octavia''
DC. = ''
Lasianthus
''Lasianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are tropical subshrubs, shrubs, or rarely, small trees. They inhabit the understory of primary forests.
''Lasianthus'' has about 180 species. The type species for the ...
''
* ''Santia''
Wight
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In its original use the word ''wight'' described a living human being, but has come to be used in fictional works in the fantasy genre to describe certain immortal bein ...
& Arn. = ''
Lasianthus
''Lasianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are tropical subshrubs, shrubs, or rarely, small trees. They inhabit the understory of primary forests.
''Lasianthus'' has about 180 species. The type species for the ...
''
References
Rubioideae tribes
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