''Empogona'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
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
''Empogona acidophylla'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the ...
'' ( 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
''Empogona africana'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to South Africa. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural hab ...
'' (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
''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 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
''Empogona concolor'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: RĂ©publique gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Locate ...
'' (N.Hallé) Tosh & Robbr.
* '' Empogona congesta'' ( 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 pro ...
) 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'' ( ...
'' (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.
Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp (7 February 1888, in Dordrecht – 21 December 1984) was a Dutch botanist.
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.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deutsc ...
) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona gossweileri
''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 ...
'' (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
''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 ...
'' 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.
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 pro ...
) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona macrophylla
''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 ...
'' (K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deutsc ...
) Tosh & Robbr.
* ''Empogona maputensis
''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 ...
'' ( 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'' ( 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 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
''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 ...
'' ( 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.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deutsc ...
) Tosh & Robbr.
References
Empogona
Rubiaceae genera
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
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