''Meyna'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

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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 ( ...

Distribution

The genus is found in tropical

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

, except for '' Meyna tetraphylla'' that occurs in northeastern tropical

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

and the

Comoros The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni, ...

Taxonomy

Based on morphology, ''Meyna'' has been suggested as likely candidate for inclusion in the ''Canthium'' subgenus ''Canthium''. In 2004, a molecular phylogenetic Research, study showed that '' Meyna tetraphylla'' is related to ''Canthium'' and the transfer to ''Canthium'' was suggested.

Species

* ''Meyna grisea'' (George King (botanist), King & James Sykes Gamble, Gamble) Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns, Robyns * ''Meyna laxiflora'' Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns, Robyns * ''Meyna parviflora'' Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns, Robyns * ''Meyna peltata'' Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns, Robyns * ''Meyna pierrei'' Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns, Robyns * ''Meyna pubescens'' (Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, Kurz) Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns, Robyns * ''Meyna spinosa'' William Roxburgh, Roxb. ex Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link, Link * '' Meyna tetraphylla'' (Georg August Schweinfurth, Schweinf. ex William Philip Hiern, Hiern) Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns, Robyns * ''Meyna velutina'' Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns, Robyns

References

External links

World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera Vanguerieae {{Ixoroideae-stub