Keetia
''Keetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of climbers or scrambling shrubs, rarely small trees. Distribution The genus has a wide distribution area and occurs in tropical and southern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described by Edwin Percy Phillips in 1926Phillips EP. 1926 "The genera of South African flowering plants, Edition 2." ''Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa'' 10. and is named after J.D.M Keet, a South African forester and plant collector. The type species was ''Keetia transvaalensis'', which received its name from the region it was first collected, but is now included in ''Keetia gueinzii''. Species * '' Keetia abouabou'' Cheek * '' Keetia acuminata'' Bridson * '' Keetia angustifolia'' Bridson * '' Keetia bakossiorum'' Cheek * ''Keetia bridsoniae'' Jongkind * '' Keetia carmichaelii'' Bridson * '' Keetia cornelia'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bridson * '' Keetia ferruginea'' Bridson * '' Keetia foetida'' Bridson * '' Keetia ...
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