''Sabicea'' 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 in the 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 ( ...
. They are known commonly as the woodvines. The type species is
''
Sabicea cinerea''.
[ There are about 145 species. Most are distributed in tropical Africa and South America.][Zemagho, L., Lachenaud, O., Dessein, S., Liede-Schumann, S., & Sonké, B. (2014)]
Two new ''Sabicea'' (Rubiaceae) species from West Central Africa: ''Sabicea bullata'' and ''Sabicea urniformis''.
''Phytotaxa'', 173(4), 285-292.
Species include:
*'' Sabicea batesii''
* '' Sabicea cinerea'' Aubl. – largeflower woodvine
* '' Sabicea medusula''
* '' Sabicea pedicellata''
* '' Sabicea pyramidalis'' L. Andersson
* '' Sabicea stenantha'' K.Krause
* '' Sabicea villosa'' Willd.
Carl Ludwig Willdenow (22 August 1765 – 10 July 1812) was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants. Willdenow was also ...
ex Roem. & Schult. – woolly woodvine
* '' Sabicea xanthotricha'' Wernham
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