''Empogona'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are a 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 interpetiolar stipules ...
. 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
''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'' ( ...
'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona africana'' (Sim) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona aulacosperma
''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'' ( ...
'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona bequaertii
''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'' ( ...
'' ( De Wild.) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona bracteata
''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'' ( ...
'' (Hiern Hiern is a British surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Barry Hiern (born 1951), Australian cricketer
*Ross Hiern (1922–1999), Australian cricketer
*William Philip Hiern (1839–1925), British mathematician and botanist
See also
* ...
) 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 Hiern is a British surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Barry Hiern (born 1951), Australian cricketer
*Ross Hiern (1922–1999), Australian cricketer
*William Philip Hiern (1839–1925), British mathematician and botanist
See also
* ...
) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona buxifolia'' subsp. ''australis'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona buxifolia'' subsp. ''buxifolia''
* ''Empogona cacondensis
''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 ...
'' (Hiern Hiern is a British surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Barry Hiern (born 1951), Australian cricketer
*Ross Hiern (1922–1999), Australian cricketer
*William Philip Hiern (1839–1925), British mathematician and botanist
See also
* ...
) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona concolor'' (N.Hallé) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona congesta'' ( Oliv.) J.E.Burrows
* '' Empogona coriacea'' ( Sond.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona crepiniana'' ( De Wild. & T.Durand) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona deightonii'' (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'' ( ...
'' (Brenan) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona filiformistipulata'' ( De Wild.) Bremek.
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He received his education at the University of Utrecht, and performed as a botanical researcher in Indonesia and South Africa. In South ...
** ''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
Spencer Le Marchant Moore (1 November 1850 – 14 March 1931) was an English botanist.
Biography
Moore was born in Hampstead. He worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from about 1870 to 1879, wrote a number of botanical papers, and then wo ...
) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona jenniferae'' Cheek
* '' Empogona kirkii'' Hook.f.
** ''Empogona kirkii'' subsp. ''junodii'' (Schinz) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona kirkii'' subsp. ''kirkii''
* ''Empogona lanceolata
''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'' ( ...
'' ( Sond.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona macrophylla'' ( K.Schum.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona maputensis'' ( Bridson & A.E.van Wyk) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona ngalaensis'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona nogueirae'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona ovalifolia
''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'' ( Rob ...
'' (Hiern Hiern is a British surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Barry Hiern (born 1951), Australian cricketer
*Ross Hiern (1922–1999), Australian cricketer
*William Philip Hiern (1839–1925), British mathematician and botanist
See also
* ...
) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona ovalifolia'' var. ''glabrata'' ( Oliv.) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona ovalifolia'' var. ''ovalifolia''
** ''Empogona ovalifolia'' var. ''taylorii'' (S.Moore
Spencer Le Marchant Moore (1 November 1850 – 14 March 1931) was an English botanist.
Biography
Moore was born in Hampstead. He worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from about 1870 to 1879, wrote a number of botanical papers, and then wo ...
) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona reflexa'' ( Hutch.) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona reflexa'' var. ''ivorensis'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
** ''Empogona reflexa'' var. ''reflexa''
* ''Empogona somaliensis
''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'' ( ...
'' ( Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona talbotii
''Empogona talbotii'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
Empogona
Vu ...
'' ( Wernham) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona welwitschii
''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'' ( ...
'' ( K.Schum.) Tosh & Robbr.
References
Empogona
Rubiaceae genera
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
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