Rondeletieae 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 about 178
species
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in 8
genera. Its representatives are found from southern
Mexico
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to northern
South America
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and in the
Caribbean.
Genera
Currently accepted names
* ''
Acrosynanthus''
Urb. (7 sp)
* ''
Blepharidium''
Standl. (1 sp)
* ''
Mazaea''
Krug & Urb. (2 sp)
* ''
Phyllomelia''
Griseb. (1 sp)
* ''
Rachicallis''
DC. (1 sp)
* ''
Roigella''
Borhidi & M.Fernandez Zeq. (1 sp)
* ''
Rondeletia''
L. (158 sp)
* ''
Suberanthus''
Borhidi & M.Fernandez Zeq. (7 sp)
Synonyms
* ''Arachnimorpha''
Desv. ex Ham. = ''
Rondeletia''
* ''Ariadne''
Urb. = ''
Mazaea''
* ''Lightfootia''
Schreb. = ''
Rondeletia''
* ''Neomazaea''
Urb. = ''
Mazaea''
* ''Petesia''
P.Browne = ''
Rondeletia''
* ''Zamaria''
Raf. = ''
Rondeletia''
References
Cinchonoideae tribes
Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel
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