''Dentella'' is a

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s in the

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. Most species genus are endemic to Australia, with one species also extending through southeast Asia to subtropical Asia and the southwestern Pacific.

Species

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Dentella asperata ''Dentella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most species genus are endemic to Australia, with one species also extending through southeast Asia to subtropical Asia and the southwestern Pacific. Species *'' Dentella aspe ...

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- northern Australia *''

Dentella browniana ''Dentella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. Most species genus are endemic to Australia, with one species also extending through southeast Asia to subtropical Asia and the southwestern Pacific. Species ...

'' Domin - northern Australia *'' Dentella concinna''

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Dentella dioeca ''Dentella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most species genus are endemic to Australia, with one species also extending through southeast Asia to subtropical Asia and the southwestern Pacific. Species *''Dentella asper ...

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Dentella minutissima ''Dentella minutissima'', common name tiny teeth, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae and was first described in 1922 by Cyril Tenison White & William Douglas Francis, from a specimen collected near Winton. It is found gr ...

'' C.T.White & W.D.Francis - northern Australia *''

Dentella misera ''Dentella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most species genus are endemic to Australia, with one species also extending through southeast Asia to subtropical Asia and the southwestern Pacific. Species *''Dentella asper ...

- northern Australia *''

Dentella pulvinata ''Dentella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most species genus are endemic to Australia, with one species also extending through southeast Asia to subtropical Asia and the southwestern Pacific. Species *''Dentella asper ...

- central Australia *'' Dentella repens'' ( L.) J.R.Forst. &

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- from tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific

References

External links

''Dentella'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera Spermacoceae Flora of Australia {{Rubioideae-stub