Octotropideae is a

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and contains about 103

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in 18

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. Its representatives are found in the paleotropics. The genera previously placed in the tribe Hypobathreae are now placed in Octotropideae.

Genera

Currently accepted names * '' Canephora'' Juss. (5 sp) -

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

* '' Didymosalpinx'' Keay (5 sp) - Tropical Africa * '' Feretia'' Delile (4 sp) - Tropical and Southern Africa * '' Fernelia'' Comm. ex Lam. (4 sp) - Mascarene Islands *'' Flagenium'' Baill. (6 sp) -

* '' Galiniera'' Delile (2 sp) - Tropical Africa,

* '' Hypobathrum'' Blume (31 sp) - Tropical Asia * '' Jovetia'' Guédès (1 sp) -

* '' Kraussia'' Harv. (4 sp) -

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

Socotra Socotra, locally known as Saqatri, is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean. Situated between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, it lies near major shipping routes. Socotra is the largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago as ...

* '' Lamprothamnus'' Hiern (1 sp) -

Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...

* '' Lemyrea'' ( A.Chev.) A.Chev. & Beille (4 sp) -

* '' Nargedia'' Bedd. (1 sp) -

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

* '' Octotropis'' Bedd. (1 sp) -

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

* '' Paragenipa'' Baill. (1 sp) -

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...

* '' Polysphaeria'' Hook.f. (22 sp) - Tropical Africa,

* '' Pouchetia'' A.Rich. ex DC. (4 sp) - Western Tropical Africa to

Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...

and Northern Angola * '' Ramosmania'' Tirveng. & Verdc. (2 sp) - Rodrigues * '' Villaria'' Rolfe (5 sp) -

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

Possibly placed here: * '' Xantonneopsis'' Pit. (1 sp.) –

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

Synonyms * ''Exosolenia'' Baill. ex Drake = '' Lemyrea'' * ''Higginsia'' Blume = '' Hypobathrum'' * ''Petunga'' DC. = '' Hypobathrum'' * ''Phylanthera'' Noronha = '' Hypobathrum'' * ''Platymerium'' Bartl. ex DC. = '' Hypobathrum'' * ''Ptychostigma'' Hochst. = '' Galiniera'' * ''Rhabdostigma'' Hook.f. = '' Kraussia'' * ''Spicillaria'' A.Rich. = '' Hypobathrum''

References

Ixoroideae tribes {{Ixoroideae-stub