Argostemmateae is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

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 ...

and contains about 215

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in 4

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. Its representatives are found in tropical

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, and tropical and subtropical

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Genera

Currently accepted names * ''

Argostemma ''Argostemma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It can be found in (sub)tropical Asia and western and west-central tropical Africa. Species *''Argostemma acuminatissimum'' Ridl. *''Argostemma aequifolium'' Ridl. *''A ...

Wall. Nathaniel Wolff Wallich FRS FRSE (28 January 1786 – 28 April 1854) was a surgeon and botanist of Danish origin who worked in India, initially in the Danish settlement near Calcutta and later for the Danish East India Company and the British ...

(163 sp) * ''

Mouretia ''Mouretia'' is a genus of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): * ''Mouretia tonkinensis ''Mouretia tonkinensis'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to V ...

'' Pit. (4 sp) * ''

Mycetia ''Mycetia'' 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 are ...

'' Reinw. (45 sp) * ''

Neohymenopogon ''Neohymenopogon'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Central Himalayas to Southern Central China and Northern Indo-China. Species Species: *'' Neohymenopogon assamicus'' *'' Neohymenopog ...

'' Bennet (3 sp) Synonyms * ''Adenosacme''

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'' * ''Argostemmella''

Ridl. Henry Nicholas Ridley CMG (1911), MA (Oxon), FRS, FLS, F.R.H.S. (10 December 1855 – 24 October 1956) was an English botanist, geologist and naturalist who lived much of his life in Singapore. He was instrumental in promoting rubber trees i ...

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'' * ''Lawia''

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'' * ''Pomangium'' Reinw. = ''

References

Rubioideae tribes {{Rubioideae-stub