Urophylleae is a
tribe
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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 ...
and contains 237
species
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in 6
genera. Its representatives are found in the tropics.
Genera
Currently accepted names
* ''
Amphidasya''
Standl. (13 sp) - Central and Southern Tropical America
* ''
Antherostele''
Bremek. (5 sp) - Philippines
* ''
Pauridiantha''
Hook.f.
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of ...
(50 sp) - Tropical Africa and Madagascar
* ''
Praravinia''
Korth. (49 sp) - Malesia
* ''
Raritebe''
Wernham (1 sp) - Central America to Peru
* ''
Urophyllum''
Jack ex Wall. (119 sp) - Southern China to Tropical Asia
Synonyms
* ''Aulacodiscus''
Hook.f.
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of ...
= ''
Urophyllum''
* ''Axanthes''
Blume = ''
Urophyllum''
* ''Axanthopsis''
Korth. = ''
Urophyllum''
* ''Commitheca''
Bremek. = ''
Pauridiantha''
* ''Cymelonema''
C.Pres. = ''
Urophyllum''
* ''Dukea''
Dwyer = ''
Raritebe''
* ''Maschalanthe''
Blume = ''
Urophyllum''
* ''Maschalocorymbus''
Bremek. = ''
Urophyllum''
* ''Pamplethantha''
Bremek. = ''
Pauridiantha''
* ''Paravinia''
Hassk. = ''
Praravinia''
* ''Pittierothamnus''
Steyerm. = ''
Amphidasya''
* ''Pleiocarpidia''
K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...
= ''
Urophyllum''
* ''Poecilocalyx''
Bremek. = ''
Pauridiantha''
* ''Pravinaria''
Bremek. = ''
Urophyllum''
* ''Stelechantha''
Bremek. = ''
Pauridiantha''
* ''Wallichia''
Reinw. ex Blume = ''
Urophyllum''
* ''Williamsia''
Merr. = ''
Praravinia''
References
Rubioideae tribes
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