''Mitriostigma'' is a genus 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
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 ...
. There are five species all native to Southern Africa.
[Sonké, B., Simo, M., & Dessein, S. (2009)]
Synopsis of the genus ''Mitriostigma'' (Rubiaceae) with a new monocaulous species from south Cameroon.
''Nordic Journal of Botany'', 27(4), 305-312.
Species:
[
* '' Mitriostigma axillare'' Hochst.
* '' Mitriostigma barteri'' Hook.f. ex Hiern
* '' Mitriostigma greenwayi'' Bridson
* '' Mitriostigma monocaule'' Sonké & Dessein
* '' Mitriostigma usambarense'' Verdc.
]
References
Rubiaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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