Clavistigma is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family described in 2024.[1] This is the only genus in one in the tribe Clavistigmateae, and it contains only one species, viz. Clavistigma pendula, which is found in South-East Asia.

Clavistigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribe: Clavistigmateae
Genus: Clavistigma
T.Y.Tu & P.W.Xie
Species:
C. pendula
Binomial name
Clavistigma pendula
T.Y.Tu & P.W.Xie

References

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  1. ^ Tu T, Cai J, Razafimandimbison SG, Hu X, Xia Q, Yang H, Gu S, Huang T, Zhao Z, Shi M, Wang X, Li S, Xie P, Wen J, Zhang D (2024). "Biphyly of the genus Wendlandia and establishment of a new tribe Clavistigmeae and a new genus Clavistigma of Rubiaceae from Asia". Biological Diversity. doi:10.1002/bod2.12013.