''Empogona'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with Petiole ( ...
. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar.
[ It was for a time deemed a subgenus][ or section][ of '']Tricalysia
''Tricalysia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and on the islands in the Western Indian Ocean.
Species
* ''Tricalysia achoundongiana'' Robbr., Sonké & Kenfack
* '' T ...
''.
Species
* '' Empogona acidophylla'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona aequatoria'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona africana'' (Sim) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona aulacosperma'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona bequaertii'' ( De Wild.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona bracteata'' ( Hiern) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona breteleri
''Empogona'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus or section of ''Tricalysia''.
Species
* '' Empogona acidophylla'' ( Robb ...
'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona buxifolia'' ( Hiern) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona buxifolia'' subsp. ''australis'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona buxifolia'' subsp. ''buxifolia''
* '' Empogona cacondensis'' ( Hiern) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona concolor'' (N.Hallé) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona congesta
''Empogona'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus or section of ''Tricalysia''.
Species
* '' Empogona acidophylla'' ( Robb ...
'' ( Oliv.) J.E.Burrows
* ''Empogona coriacea
''Empogona'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus or section of ''Tricalysia''.
Species
* '' Empogona acidophylla'' ( Robb ...
'' (Sond.
Otto Wilhelm Sonder (18 June 1812, Bad Oldesloe – 21 November 1881) was a German botanist and pharmacist.
Life
A native of Holstein, Sonder studied at Kiel University, where he sat pharmaceutical examinations in 1835, before becoming the prop ...
) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona crepiniana
''Empogona'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus or section of ''Tricalysia''.
Species
* '' Empogona acidophylla'' ( Robb ...
'' ( De Wild. & T.Durand) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona deightonii
''Empogona'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus or section of ''Tricalysia''.
Species
* '' Empogona acidophylla'' ( Robb ...
'' (Brenan) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona discolor
''Empogona'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus or section of ''Tricalysia''.
Species
* '' Empogona acidophylla'' ( Robb ...
'' (Brenan) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona filiformistipulata
''Empogona'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus or section of ''Tricalysia''.
Species
* '' Empogona acidophylla'' ( Robb ...
'' ( De Wild.) Bremek.
** ''Empogona filiformistipulata'' subsp. ''epipsila'' (Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona filiformistipulata'' subsp. ''filiformistipulata''
* ''Empogona glabra
''Empogona'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus or section of ''Tricalysia''.
Species
* '' Empogona acidophylla'' ( Robb ...
'' ( K.Schum.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona gossweileri'' ( S.Moore) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona jenniferae'' Cheek
* '' Empogona kirkii'' Hook.f.
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** ''Empogona kirkii'' subsp. ''junodii'' (Schinz) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona kirkii'' subsp. ''kirkii''
* ''Empogona lanceolata
''Empogona'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus or section of ''Tricalysia''.
Species
* ''Empogona aci ...
'' (Sond.
Otto Wilhelm Sonder (18 June 1812, Bad Oldesloe – 21 November 1881) was a German botanist and pharmacist.
Life
A native of Holstein, Sonder studied at Kiel University, where he sat pharmaceutical examinations in 1835, before becoming the prop ...
) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona macrophylla'' ( K.Schum.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona maputensis'' ( Bridson & A.E.van Wyk) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona ngalaensis
''Empogona'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus or section of ''Tricalysia''.
Species
* '' Empogona acidophylla'' ( Robb ...
'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona nogueirae'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona ovalifolia'' ( Hiern) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona ovalifolia'' var. ''glabrata'' ( Oliv.) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona ovalifolia'' var. ''ovalifolia''
** ''Empogona ovalifolia'' var. ''taylorii'' ( S.Moore) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona reflexa'' (Hutch.
John Hutchinson (7 April 1884 Blindburn, Northumberland – 2 September 1972 London) was an English botanist, taxonomist and author.''A Botanist in Southern Africa'' John Hutchinson (London, 1946)
Life and career
Born in Blindburn, Wark on Ty ...
) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona reflexa'' var. ''ivorensis'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona reflexa'' var. ''reflexa''
* '' Empogona somaliensis'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona talbotii'' ( Wernham) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona welwitschii'' ( K.Schum.) Tosh & Robbr.
References
Empogona
Rubiaceae genera
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
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