''Oxyanthus'' is a genus of

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in family

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 ( ...

. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): # '' Oxyanthus barensis'' K. Krause
Catalogue of Life: 22nd March 2017 # '' Oxyanthus biflorus'' J.E. Burrows & S.M. Burrows, 2010 Flora of Mozambique
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Endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, inv ...

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Global species Oxyanthus # '' Oxyanthus bremekampii'' Cavaco # '' Oxyanthus brevicaulis'' K. Krause # '' Oxyanthus dubius'' De Wild. # '' Oxyanthus formosus'' Hook. f. ex Planch. # '' Oxyanthus goetzei'' K. Schum. # '' Oxyanthus gracilis'' Hiern # '' Oxyanthus haerdii'' Bridson # '' Oxyanthus latifolius'' Sond. # '' Oxyanthus laxiflorus'' K. Schum. ex Hutch. & Dalziel # '' Oxyanthus ledermannii'' K. Krause # '' Oxyanthus lepidus'' S. Moore # '' Oxyanthus letouzeyanus'' Sonké # '' Oxyanthus mayumbensis'' R.D. Good # '' Oxyanthus montanus'' Sonké # '' Oxyanthus nangensis'' K. Krause # '' Oxyanthus okuensis'' Cheek & Sonké, 2000 (

Critically Endangered An IUCN Red List critically endangered (CR or sometimes CE) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of December 2023, of t ...

) # '' Oxyanthus oliganthus'' K. Schum. # '' Oxyanthus pallidus'' Hiern # '' Oxyanthus pulcher'' K. Schum. # '' Oxyanthus pyriformis'' (Hochst.) Skeels # '' Oxyanthus querimbensis'' Klotzsch # '' Oxyanthus racemosus'' (Schumach. & Thonn.) Keay # '' Oxyanthus robbrechtianus'' Sonké, 1994 # '' Oxyanthus schumannianus'' De Wild. & T. Durand # '' Oxyanthus setosus'' Keay # '' Oxyanthus smithii'' Hiern # ''

Oxyanthus speciosus ''Oxyanthus'' is a genus of plant in family Rubiaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): # '' Oxyanthus barensis'' K. Krause

'' DC. # '' Oxyanthus subpunctatus'' (Hiern) Keay # '' Oxyanthus troupinii'' Bridson # '' Oxyanthus tubiflorus'' (Andr.) DC. # '' Oxyanthus ugandensis'' Bridson # '' Oxyanthus unilocularis'' Hiern # '' Oxyanthus zanguebaricus'' (Hiern) Bridson The genus ''Oxyanthus'' was first described in 1807 by

Augustin Pyramus de Candolle Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss people, Swiss botany, botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple ...

, a Swiss botanist.

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Rubiaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ixoroideae-stub