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Species

* '' Coptosperma bernierianum'' ( Baill.) De Block * '' Coptosperma borbonicum'' (Hend.& Andr.Hend.) De Block * ''

Coptosperma cymosum ''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.). Species * '' Copto ...

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ex Schult.) De Block * '' Coptosperma graveolens'' ( S.Moore) Degreef ** ''Coptosperma graveolens'' subsp. ''arabicum'' ( Cufod.) Degreef ** ''Coptosperma graveolens'' subsp. ''graveolens'' ** ''Coptosperma graveolens'' var. ''impolitum'' ( Bridson) Degreef * ''

Coptosperma humblotii ''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.). Species * '' Copto ...

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Coptosperma kibuwae ''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.). Species * '' Copto ...

'' ( Bridson) Degreef * ''

Coptosperma littorale ''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.). Species * '' Copto ...

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Coptosperma madagascariensis ''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.). Species * '' Copto ...

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Coptosperma mitochondrioides ''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.). Species * '' Copto ...

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Coptosperma neurophyllum ''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.). Species * '' Copto ...

'' ( S.Moore) Degreef * ''

Coptosperma nigrescens ''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.). Species * '' Copto ...

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* '' Coptosperma pachyphyllum'' (

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) De Block * '' Coptosperma peteri'' ( Bridson) Degreef * '' Coptosperma rhodesiacum'' ( Bremek.) Degreef * '' Coptosperma sessiliflorum'' De Block * '' Coptosperma somaliense'' Degreef * '' Coptosperma supra-axillare'' ( Hemsl.) Degreef * '' Coptosperma wajirense'' ( Bridson) Degreef * '' Coptosperma zygoon'' ( Bridson) Degreef

References

External links

''Coptosperma'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera Pavetteae Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker {{Ixoroideae-stub