Paederieae is a
tribe
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
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and contains 81
species
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in 4
genera. Its representatives are found in the tropics and subtropics.
Genera
Currently accepted names
* ''
Leptodermis''
Wall. (46 sp)
* ''
Paederia''
L. (33 sp)
* ''
Serissa''
Comm. ex A.Juss. (1 sp)
* ''
Spermadictyon''
Roxb.
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(1 sp)
Synonyms
* ''Buchozia''
L'Hér. ex Juss.
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= ''
Serissa''
* ''Daun-Contu''
Adans. = ''
Paederia''
* ''Democritea''
DC. = ''
Serissa''
* ''Disodea''
Pers.
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1 February 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy.
Early life
Persoon was born in South Africa at the Cape of Good Hope, the third child of an imm ...
= ''
Paederia''
* ''Dysoda''
Lour. = ''
Serissa''
* ''Hamiltonia''
Roxb.
William Roxburgh FRSE FRCPE FLS (3/29 June 1751 – 18 February 1815) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who worked extensively in India, describing species and working on economic botany. He is known as the founding father of Indian botany. H ...
= ''
Spermadictyon''
* ''Hondbesseion''
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* Edward J. Kuntze (1826-1870), Prussian-born American sculptor
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= ''
Paederia''
* ''Hondbessen''
Adans. = ''
Paederia''
* ''Lecontea''
A.Rich. ex DC. = ''
Paederia''
* ''Lygodisodea''
Ruiz & Pav. = ''
Paederia''
* ''Reussia''
Dennst. = ''
Paederia''
* ''Siphomeris''
Bojer = ''
Paederia''
References
Rubioideae tribes
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