Sabiceeae is a
tribe
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
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and contains about 164
species
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in 7
genera
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. Its representatives are found in tropical Africa,
Madagascar
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,
Sri Lanka
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, and from
Mexico
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to tropical America.
The genus ''
Sabicea'' is one of the rare genera in Rubiaceae that occurs both in tropical Africa and tropical America.
Genera
Currently accepted names
* ''
Hekistocarpa''
Hook.f. (1 sp)
* ''
Pentaloncha''
Hook.f. (2 sp)
* ''
Sabicea''
Aubl. (149 sp)
* ''
Stipularia''
P.Beauv.
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(2 sp)
* ''
Tamridaea''
Thulin & B.Bremer (1 sp)
* ''
Temnopteryx''
Hook.f. (1 sp)
* ''
Virectaria''
Bremek. (8 sp)
Synonyms
* ''Ecpoma''
K.Schum. = ''
Sabicea''
* ''Paiva''
Vell. = ''
Sabicea''
* ''Phyteumoides''
Smeathman ex DC. = ''
Virectaria''
* ''Pseudosabicea''
N.Hallé = ''
Sabicea''
* ''Schizostigma''
Arn. ex Meisn. = ''
Sabicea''
* ''Schwenkfelda''
Schreb. = ''
Sabicea''
* ''Virecta''
Afzel. ex Sm. = ''
Virectaria''
References
Ixoroideae tribes
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