''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist

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Description

The species form a homogeneous group that is well characterized by their striped petals, many-flowered inflorescences and usually ant holes in the twigs. The bracts are recaulescent, which means that the first node of the inflorescence is bare and the lowest bracts are inserted at the second node.

Distribution and habitat

The genus is found in the Guineo-Congolian rainforest zone. The centre of diversity is the Lower Guinean forests; two species occur in the Upper Guinean forests, and only '' C. angolensis'' extends into the Congolian forests. Most species are relatively light demanding, favouring secondary or riverine forest, but some are found in the understory as well. They often grow in clusters.

Taxonomy

At one time, the genus '' Globulostylis'' was considered as a subgenus of ''Cuviera'', but it has been re-established as an accepted genus.

Species

Accepted species according to the latest revision. * ''

Cuviera acutiflora ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

'' DC. - from Liberia to Equatorial Guinea * ''

Cuviera angolensis ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

'' Welw. ex K.Schum. - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa or Democratic Republic of Congo), Cabinda, Angola * ''

Cuviera le-testui ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

'' Pellegr. - Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa or Democratic Republic of Congo) * ''

Cuviera longiflora ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

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- Nigeria, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Bioko * ''

Cuviera macroura ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

'' K.Schum. - Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cameroon * ''

Cuviera physinodes ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

'' K.Schum. - Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon * ''

Cuviera pierrei ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

'' N.Hallé - Equatorial Guinea, Gabon * ''

Cuviera subuliflora ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

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- Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa or Democratic Republic of Congo), Congo-Brazzaville, Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea Islands * ''

Cuviera trilocularis ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

- Nigeria, Cameroon * ''

Cuviera truncata ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

'' Hutch. & Dalziel - Nigeria, Cameroon ;formerly included The following species are excluded from ''Cuviera'' based on morphological and molecular data, some of which have not yet been formally transferred to other genera. * ''Cuviera australis'' K.Schum. = ''

Vangueria lasiantha ''Vangueria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is named for , as ''Vangueria madagascariensis, V. madagascariensis'' is known in Malagasy language, Malagasy. Distribution The genus contains over 50 species distri ...

'' ( Sond.) Sond. - Mozambique, South Africa * ''Cuviera bolo'' Aubrèv. & Pellegr. = ''

Robynsia glabrata ''Robynsia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by John Hutchinson and was named after his friend and colleague Walter Robyns.Hutchinson, John. 1931. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2: 108 The ...

'' Hutch. - Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria * ''

Cuviera calycosa ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

'' Wernham - Nigeria, Cameroon, Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa or Democratic Republic of Congo), Congo-Brazzaville * ''

Cuviera migeodii ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

'' Verdc. - Tanzania * ''

Cuviera nigrescens ''Cuviera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Description The speci ...

'' (Elliott ex Oliv.) Wernham - from Liberia to Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa or Democratic Republic of Congo) * '' Cuviera schliebenii'' Verdc. - Tanzania, Mozambique * '' Cuviera semseii'' Verdc. - Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique * '' Cuviera tomentosa'' Verdc. - Tanzania, Mozambique

References

External links

''Cuviera'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5197050 Rubiaceae genera Vanguerieae Flora of Africa