''Rhaphiostylis'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Metteniusaceae
Metteniusaceae are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the order Metteniusales. It consists of about 10 genera and 50 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas, primarily of the tropics. The family was formerly restricted to just '' Mette ...
.
Its native range is
Tropical Africa
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
, Madagascar.
Species:
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Rhaphiostylis beninensis
''Rhaphiostylis beninensis'' is a woody, sprawling or scrambling glabrous, evergreen shrub or liane native to Tropical Africa, belonging to the family Metteniusaceae, and one of 3 species in the genus ''Rhaphiostylis''. It is traditionally used a ...
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Rhaphiostylis cordifolia
''Rhaphiostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Metteniusaceae.
Its native range is Tropical Africa, Madagascar.
Species:
*''Rhaphiostylis beninensis''
*'' Rhaphiostylis cordifolia''
*'' Rhaphiostylis elegans''
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Rhaphiostylis elegans
''Rhaphiostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Metteniusaceae.
Its native range is Tropical Africa, Madagascar.
Species:
*''Rhaphiostylis beninensis''
*''Rhaphiostylis cordifolia''
*'' Rhaphiostylis elegans''
*'' R ...
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Rhaphiostylis ferruginea
''Rhaphiostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Metteniusaceae.
Its native range is Tropical Africa, Madagascar.
Species:
*''Rhaphiostylis beninensis''
*''Rhaphiostylis cordifolia''
*''Rhaphiostylis elegans''
*'' Rh ...
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Rhaphiostylis fusca
''Rhaphiostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Metteniusaceae.
Its native range is Tropical Africa, Madagascar.
Species:
*''Rhaphiostylis beninensis''
*''Rhaphiostylis cordifolia''
*''Rhaphiostylis elegans''
*''Rha ...
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Rhaphiostylis minima
''Rhaphiostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Metteniusaceae.
Its native range is Tropical Africa, Madagascar.
Species:
*''Rhaphiostylis beninensis''
*''Rhaphiostylis cordifolia''
*''Rhaphiostylis elegans''
*''Rha ...
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Rhaphiostylis ovatifolia
''Rhaphiostylis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Metteniusaceae.
Its native range is Tropical Africa, Madagascar.
Species:
*''Rhaphiostylis beninensis''
*''Rhaphiostylis cordifolia''
*''Rhaphiostylis elegans''
*''Rha ...
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Rhaphiostylis parvifolia''
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Rhaphiostylis poggei''
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Rhaphiostylis preussii''
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Rhaphiostylis subsessilifolia''
References
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Metteniusaceae
Asterid genera