''Amphiasma'' is a
genus
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of 7 species of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
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. It was described by
Cornelis Bremekamp in 1952. The genus is found from southern
Tanzania
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to
Namibia
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.
Species
* ''
Amphiasma benguellense''
( Hiern) Bremek. - Angola, Namibia
* ''
Amphiasma divaricatum''
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) Bremek. - Namibia
* ''
Amphiasma luzuloides''
( K.Schum.) Bremek. - Tanzania, Malawi
* ''
Amphiasma merenskyanum''
Bremek. - Angola, Namibia
* ''
Amphiasma micranthum''
(Chiov.
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) Bremek. - Angola
* ''
Amphiasma redheadii''
Bremek. - Zambia
* ''
Amphiasma robijnsii''
Bremek. - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa)
References
External links
''Amphiasma'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Spermacoceae
Flora of Southern Africa
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