''Discospermum'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
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. The genus is found from
India
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to the
Philippines
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.
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Species
* '' Discospermum abnorme'' ( Korth.) S.J.Ali & Robbr.
* '' Discospermum apiocarpum'' Dalzell ex Hook.f.
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* '' Discospermum beccarianum'' (King
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& Gamble
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) S.J.Ali & Robbr.
* '' Discospermum coffeoides'' (Pierre ex Pit.) Arriola & A.P.Davis
* '' Discospermum javanicum'' ( Miq.) Kuntze
* '' Discospermum malaccense'' (Hook.f.
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) Kuntze
* '' Discospermum parvifolium'' Kuntze
* '' Discospermum philippinensis'' Arriola & Alejandro
* '' Discospermum polyspermum'' (Valeton) Ruhsam
* '' Discospermum quocensis'' (Pierre ex Pit.) Arriola & A.P.Davis
* '' Discospermum reyesii'' Arriola, Valdez & Alejandro
* '' Discospermum sphaerocarpum'' Dalzell ex Hook.f.
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* '' Discospermum whitfordii'' (Elmer) S.J.Ali & Robbr.
References
Rubiaceae genera
Coffeeae
Taxa named by Nicol Alexander Dalzell
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