''Dondisia'' was a

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s in the

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but is no longer recognized. It has been sunk into

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with '' Canthium''. It was originally described by

Augustin Pyramus de Candolle Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss people, Swiss botany, botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple ...

in 1830.

Former species

* ''Dondisia fetida'' Hassk. = '' Vangueria madagascariensis'' var. ''madagascariensis'' * ''Dondisia foetida'' Hassk. = '' Vangueria madagascariensis'' var. ''madagascariensis'' * ''Dondisia horrida'' ( Blume) Korth. = '' Canthium horridum'' * ''Dondisia leschenaultii'' DC. = '' Canthium angustifolium''

External links

World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Historically recognized Rubiaceae genera Vanguerieae Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle {{Ixoroideae-stub