''Acranthera'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
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. It is found from
India
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to South Central
China
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south to Borneo and the Philippines.
Species
* ''
Acranthera abbreviata''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera anamallica''
Bedd.
* ''
Acranthera athroophlebia''
Bremek.
* ''
Acranthera atropella''
Stapf
* ''
Acranthera aurantiaca''
Valeton ex Bremek.
* ''
Acranthera axilliflora
''Acranthera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from India to South Central China south to Borneo and the Philippines.
Species
* '' Acranthera abbreviata'' Valeton
* '' Acranthera anamallica'' Bedd.
* '' Ac ...
''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera bullata
''Acranthera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from India to South Central China south to Borneo and the Philippines.
Species
* '' Acranthera abbreviata'' Valeton
* '' Acranthera anamallica'' Bedd.
* '' Ac ...
''
Merr.
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* ''
Acranthera capitata
''Acranthera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from India to South Central China south to Borneo and the Philippines.
Species
* '' Acranthera abbreviata'' Valeton
* '' Acranthera anamallica'' Bedd.
* '' Ac ...
''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera ceylanica''
Arn.
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ex Meisn.
Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner (1 November 1800 – 2 May 1874) was a Swiss botanist.
Biography
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* ''
Acranthera didymocarpa
''Acranthera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from India to South Central China south to Borneo and the Philippines.
Species
* '' Acranthera abbreviata'' Valeton
* '' Acranthera anamallica'' Bedd.
* '' Ac ...
''
( Ridl.) K.M.Wong
* ''
Acranthera endertii
''Acranthera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from India to South Central China south to Borneo and the Philippines.
Species
* '' Acranthera abbreviata'' Valeton
* '' Acranthera anamallica'' Bedd.
* '' Ac ...
''
Bremek.
* ''
Acranthera frutescens
''Acranthera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from India to South Central China south to Borneo and the Philippines.
Species
* '' Acranthera abbreviata'' Valeton
* '' Acranthera anamallica'' Bedd.
* '' Ac ...
''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera grandiflora
''Acranthera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from India to South Central China south to Borneo and the Philippines.
Species
* '' Acranthera abbreviata'' Valeton
* '' Acranthera anamallica'' Bedd.
* '' Ac ...
''
Bedd.
* ''
Acranthera hallieri
''Acranthera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from India to South Central China south to Borneo and the Philippines.
Species
* '' Acranthera abbreviata'' Valeton
* '' Acranthera anamallica'' Bedd.
* '' Ac ...
''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera hirtostipula''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera involucrata''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera johannis-winkleri''
Merr.
Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through ...
* ''
Acranthera lanceolata''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera longipes''
Merr.
Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through ...
* ''
Acranthera longipetiolata''
Merr.
Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through ...
ex Bremek.
* ''
Acranthera maculata''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera megaphylla''
Bremek.
* ''
Acranthera monantha''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera nieuwenhuisii''
Valeton ex Bremek.
* ''
Acranthera ophiorhizoides''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera parviflora''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera philippensis''
Merr.
Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through ...
* ''
Acranthera ruttenii''
Bremek.
* ''
Acranthera salmonea
''Acranthera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from India to South Central China south to Borneo and the Philippines.
Species
* '' Acranthera abbreviata'' Valeton
* '' Acranthera anamallica'' Bedd.
* '' Ac ...
''
Bremek.
* ''
Acranthera siamensis''
(Kerr) Bremek.
* ''
Acranthera siliquosa''
Bremek.
* ''
Acranthera simalurensis''
Bremek.
* ''
Acranthera sinensis''
C.Y.Wu
* ''
Acranthera strigosa''
Valeton
* ''
Acranthera tomentosa''
R.Br. ex Hook.f.
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* ''
Acranthera variegata''
Merr.
Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through ...
* ''
Acranthera velutinervia''
Bremek.
* ''
Acranthera virescens''
( Ridl.) ined.
* ''
Acranthera yatesii''
Merr.
Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through ...
References
External links
World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Coptosapelteae
Flora of the Indomalayan realm
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