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Bridson, D.M. (1998) Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2)
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003) Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3)
Verdcourt, B. (1988) Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1)
Trees, shrubs, annual or perennial herbs or climbers. Leaves simple, opposite or in whorls, entire. Stipules present, usually interpetiolar, less often intrapetiolar, entire or (in some herbaceous genera) with lobes or fimbriae. In the species of tribe Rubieae (the genera Galium, Rubia and Sherardia in Zimbabwe) the distinction between leaves and stipules breaks down and there are whorls of similar leaf-like objects. Flowers usually bisexual, rarely unisexual (e.g. in some species of Anthospermum, Catunaregam and Canthium), actinomorphic. Calyx gamosepalous, (3-)4-5(-8)-lobed. Corolla gamopetalous, often with a long tube, (3-)4-5(-11)-lobed. Ovary inferior, of 2-5 or more carpels, usually 2. Fruit a capsule, berry or drupe. Comment: A usually readily recognisable family, even in the vegetative state, from the combination of opposite (or whorled) entire leaves and interpetiolar stipules. Worldwide: 630 genera and 10,200 species, cosmopolitan, but mainly tropical and warm areas. Zambia: 80 genera and 332 taxa. |
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Genus | Content |
Afrocanthium (Bridson) Lantz & B. Bremer | Image |
Agathisanthemum Klotzsch | Description, Image |
Aidia Lour. | Description, Image |
Amphiasma Bremek. | Description, Image |
Anthospermum L. | Description |
Argocoffeopsis Lebrun | Description |
Aulacocalyx Hook. f. | Description |
Batopedina Verdc. | Description |
Belonophora Hook. f. | Description |
Bertiera Aubl. | Description |
Breonadia Ridsdale | Description |
Canthium Lam. | Description |
Carphalea Juss. | Description |
Catunaregam Wolf | Description, Image |
Chassalia Comm. ex Poir. | Description |
Chazaliella E.M.A. Petit & Verdc. | Description, Image |
Coffea L. | Description |
Coptosperma Hook. f. | Description, Image |
Cordylostigma Groeninckx & Dessein | Description, Image |
Craterispermum Benth. | Description |
Cremaspora Benth. | Description |
Crossopteryx Fenzl | Description, Image |
Empogona Hook. f. | Image |
Fadogia Schweinf. | Description, Image |
Fadogiella Robyns | Description |
Feretia Delile | Description, Image |
Gaertnera Lam. | Description |
Galiniera Delile | Description |
Galium L. | Description |
Gardenia J. Ellis | Description, Image |
Geophila D. Don | Description |
Hallea Leroy | Description |
Hedythyrsus Bremek. | Description |
Heinsia DC. | Description |
Hexasepalum Bartl. ex DC. | Description |
Hymenodictyon Wall. | Description |
Ixora L. | Description, Image |
Keetia E. Phillips | Description |
Kohautia Cham. & Schltdl. | Description, Image |
Lasianthus Jack | Description |
Lelya Bremek. | Description, Image |
Leptactina Hook. f. | Description |
Manostachya Bremek. | Description |
Mitracarpus Zucc. ex Schult. & Schult.f. | Description, Image |
Mitrasacmopsis Jovet | Description, Image |
Morinda L. | Description |
Multidentia Gilli | Description |
Mussaenda L. | Description |
Oldenlandia L. | Description |
Otiophora Zucc. | Description |
Otomeria Benth. | Description, Image |
Oxyanthus DC. | Description, Image |
Paederia L. | Description |
Pauridiantha Hook. f. | Description |
Pavetta L. | Description, Image |
Pentanisia Harv. | Description |
Pentas Benth. | Description, Image |
Pentodon Hochst. | Description |
Polysphaeria Hook. f. | Description, Image |
Psychotria L. | Description |
Psydrax Gaertn. | Description |
Pygmaeothamnus Robyns | Description |
Pyrostria Juss. | Description |
Richardia L. | Description, Image |
Rothmannia Thunb. | Description, Image |
Rubia L. | Description, Image |
Rutidea DC. | Description |
Rytigynia Blume | Description, Image |
Sabicea Aubl. | Description |
Sarcocephalus Sabine | Description |
Sericanthe Robbr. | Description |
Sherbournia G. Don | Description, Image |
Spermacoce L. | Description |
Stipularia P. Beauv. | Description, Image |
Tarenna Gaertn. | Description |
Triainolepis Hook. f. | Description |
Tricalysia A. Rich. ex DC. | Description |
Vangueria Comm. ex Juss. | Description |
Vangueriopsis Robyns | Description |
Virectaria Bremek. | Description |
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