Craterispermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 16 species that occur in tropical Africa and Seychelles.[1] It is the only genus in the tribe Craterispermeae, of which the divergence time is estimated at 34.8 million years ago.[2]
| Craterispermum | |
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| Craterispermum montanum in São Tomé | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Craterispermeae Verdc. |
| Genus: | Craterispermum Benth. |
| Type species | |
| Craterispermum laurinum | |
Species
editThe following species are recognized as of May 2014:[1]
- Craterispermum angustifolium De Wild. & T.Durand - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Craterispermum aristatum Wernham - Nigeria, Cameroon
- Craterispermum caudatum Hutch. -Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Cameroon
- Craterispermum cerinanthum Hiern - Benin, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Togo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Zaire, Angola
- Craterispermum congolanum De Wild. & T.Durand - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Craterispermum dewevrei De Wild. & T.Durand - Gabon, Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Craterispermum goossensii De Wild. - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Craterispermum grumileoides K.Schum. - Angola
- Craterispermum inquisitorium Wernham - Gabon, Cabinda, Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Craterispermum laurinum (Poir.) Benth. - Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon
- Craterispermum ledermannii K.Krause - Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
- Craterispermum longipedunculatum Verdc. - Tanzania
- Craterispermum microdon Baker - Seychelles
- Craterispermum montanum Hiern - Gulf of Guinea Islands
- Craterispermum parvifolium Taedoumg & Sonké - Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
- Craterispermum reticulatum De Wild. - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Craterispermum robbrechtianum Taedoumg & Sonké - Cameroon, Gabon
- Craterispermum schweinfurthii Hiern - Nigeria, Burundi, Central African Republic, Gabon, Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo), Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Craterispermum
- ^ Bremer B, Eriksson T (2009). "Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170 (6): 766–793. doi:10.1086/599077. S2CID 49332892.