''Razafimandimbisonia'' is a

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s in the

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. It is endemic to

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Taxonomy

The genus ''

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'' was shown to be

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in a phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Alberteae. The type species '' Alberta magna'' is set apart from the Malagasy ''Alberta'' species. A new genus, ''Razafimandimbisonia'', was proposed to accommodate these Malagasy species. It is named in honour of the botanist Sylvain G. Razafimandimbison.

Species

*'' Razafimandimbisonia humblotii'' (

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) Kainul. & B.Bremer *'' Razafimandimbisonia minor'' ( Baill.) Kainul. & B.Bremer *'' Razafimandimbisonia orientalis'' (Homolle ex Cavaco) Kainul. & B.Bremer *'' Razafimandimbisonia regalis'' (Puff & Robbr.) Kainul. & B.Bremer *'' Razafimandimbisonia sambiranensis'' (Homolle ex Cavaco) Kainul. & B.Bremer

References

External links

World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera Alberteae Taxa named by Birgitta Bremer Endemic flora of Madagascar {{Ixoroideae-stub