''Sericanthe'' 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 t ...
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 Africa.
[ The genus was described by ]Elmar Robbrecht Elmar may refer to:
* Elmar (given name)
Elmar is a male given name.
People named Elmar include:
*Elmar Altvater (born 1938), German political scientist
* Elmar Bakhshiev (born 1980), Azerbaijani footballer
*Elmar Bolowich (born 1954), American ...
in 1978 based on the species in ''Neorosea'', except for the type species, ''Neorosea jasminiflora'', which went to ''Tricalysia
''Tricalysia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family 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 a ...
''.[ Bacterial leaf nodules are found in most of the species and the endophytic bacteria have been identified as '' Burkholderia''.][
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Species
*'' Sericanthe adamii''
*'' Sericanthe andongensis''
*'' Sericanthe auriculata''
*'' Sericanthe burundensis''
*'' Sericanthe chevalieri''
*'' Sericanthe chimanimaniensis''
*'' Sericanthe gabonensis''
*'' Sericanthe halleana''
*'' Sericanthe jacfelicis''
*'' Sericanthe leonardii''
*'' Sericanthe lowryana''
*'' Sericanthe mpassa''
*'' Sericanthe odoratissima''
*'' Sericanthe pellegrinii''
*'' Sericanthe petitii''
*'' Sericanthe rabia''
*'' Sericanthe raynaliorum''
*'' Sericanthe roseoides''
*'' Sericanthe suffruticosa''
*'' Sericanthe testui''
*'' Sericanthe toupetou''
*'' Sericanthe trilocularis''
References
Rubiaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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