''Pyrostria'' is a
genus
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of
dioecious
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flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
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. Most of the species are endemic to
Madagascar
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, others occur on islands in the western
Indian Ocean
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(
Mauritius
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,
Comoros
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,
Réunion
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,
Rodrigues,
Socotra
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), a few are found in continental
Africa
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, and only six species occur in tropical
Southeast Asia
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. The formerly recognized genus ''Leroya'', containing two
species
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endemic to
Madagascar
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, ''L. madagascariensis'' and ''L. richardiae'', was sunk into synonymy with ''Pyrostria''.
Species
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Pyrostria affinis''
( Robyns) Bridson
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Pyrostria alaotrensis''
Arènes ex Cavaco
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Pyrostria alluaudii''
Arènes ex Cavaco
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Pyrostria ambongensis''
(Homolle ex Arènes) Razafim. Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria ampijoroensis''
(Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria amporoforensis''
Cavaco
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Pyrostria analamazaotrensis''
Arènes ex Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria andilanensis''
Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria andringitrensis''
(Cavaco) Kainulainen & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria angustifolia''
( A.Rich. ex DC.) Kainulainen & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria anjouanensis''
Arènes ex Cavaco
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Pyrostria ankaranensis''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz, B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria ankazobeensis''
Arènes ex Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria antsalovensis''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria antsirananensis''
Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
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Pyrostria asosa''
(Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
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Pyrostria bibracteata''
( Baker) Cavaco
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Pyrostria bispathacea''
(Mildbr.) Bridson
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Pyrostria breonii''
( Baill.) Cavaco
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Pyrostria brunnescens''
(Craib) Utteridge & A.P.Davis
* ''
Pyrostria capuronii''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria chapmanii''
Bridson
* ''
Pyrostria cochinchinensis''
(Pierre ex Pit.) Utteridge & A.P.Davis
* ''
Pyrostria commersonii''
J.F.Gmel.
Johann Friedrich Gmelin (8 August 1748 – 1 November 1804) was a German natural history, naturalist, chemist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist, and malacologist.
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* ''
Pyrostria cordifolia''
A.Rich. ex DC.
* ''
Pyrostria elmeri''
( Merr.) Arriola, Meve & Alejandro
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Pyrostria fasciculata''
Bojer ex Baker
* ''
Pyrostria ferruginea''
Verdc.
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Pyrostria heliconioides''
Mouly
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Pyrostria hystrix''
( Bremek.) Bridson
* ''
Pyrostria inflata''
(Cavaco) A.P.Davis
* ''
Pyrostria isomonensis''
(Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Govaerts
* ''
Pyrostria italyensis''
(Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Govaerts
* ''
Pyrostria ixorifolia''
(Homolle ex Arènes) Razafim., Lantz, B.Bremer
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Pyrostria lobulata''
Bridson
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Pyrostria longiflora''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria louvelii''
Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria macrophylla''
A.Rich. ex DC.
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Pyrostria madagascariensis''
Lecomte
* ''
Pyrostria major''
( A.Rich. ex DC.) Kainulainen & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria mandrarensis''
(Cavaco) Kainulainen & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria media''
( A.Rich. ex DC.) Kainulainen & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria montana''
(Arènes) Kainulainen & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria neriifolia''
(Homolle ex Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria obovatifolia''
(Merr.) A.E.D.Wong, Magdaleno & Alejandro
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Pyrostria oleifolia''
(Homolle ex Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
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Pyrostria oligophlebia''
(Merr.) Pacia, Quiogue & Alejandro
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Pyrostria orbicularis''
A.Rich. ex DC.
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Pyrostria pendula''
Lantz, Klack. & Razafim.
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Pyrostria perrieri''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria phyllanthoidea''
( Baill.) Bridson
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Pyrostria pseudocommersonii''
Cavaco
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Pyrostria ramosii''
(Merr.) Arriola, Parag. & Alejandro
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Pyrostria revoluta''
(Balf.f.) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
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Pyrostria richardiae''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria sambavensis''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria sarodranensis''
Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria serpentina''
Lantz, Klack. & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria socotrana''
(Radcl.-Sm.) Bridson
* ''
Pyrostria suarezensis''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria triflora''
Arriola, Calaramo & Alejandro
* ''
Pyrostria tulearensis''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria urschii''
Arènes ex Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria uzungwaensis''
Bridson
* ''
Pyrostria variistipula''
Arènes ex Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria verdcourtii''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria viburnoides''
( Baker) Verdc.
References
External links
World Checklist of Rubiaceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3076901
Rubiaceae genera
Vanguerieae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Dioecious plants
Paleotropical flora