Vangueriopsis

Vangueriopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribe:	Vanguerieae
Genus:	Vangueriopsis; Robyns
Type species
	Vangueriopsis lanciflora; Robyns

Vangueriopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.

Distribution

The genus is found in central and south tropical Africa (D.R.Congo to Tanzania and South Africa).

Taxonomy

It was originally described by Walter Robyns in 1928 and contained 18 species in two subgenera Brachyanthus and Rostranthus.^[1] Since then most of the species have been transferred to Vangueriella^[2] and currently only four species names remain valid.

Species

Vangueriopsis lanciflora (Hiern) Robyns
Vangueriopsis longiflora Verdc.
Vangueriopsis rubiginosa Robyns
Vangueriopsis shimbaensis A.P.Davis & Q.Luke

References

^ Robyns W (1928). "Tentamen monographiae Vanguerieae generumque affinium". Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'état Bruxelles. 11 (1): 1–359. doi:10.2307/3666476. JSTOR 3666476.
^ Verdcourt B (1987). "Notes on African Rubiaceae-Vanguerieae". Kew Bulletin. 42 (1): 123–199. Bibcode:1987KewBu..42..123V. doi:10.2307/4109900. JSTOR 4109900.

External links

World Checklist of Rubiaceae

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[Robyns1928-1] Robyns W (1928). "Tentamen monographiae Vanguerieae generumque affinium". Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'état Bruxelles. 11 (1): 1–359. doi:10.2307/3666476. JSTOR 3666476.

[Verdcourt1987-2] Verdcourt B (1987). "Notes on African Rubiaceae-Vanguerieae". Kew Bulletin. 42 (1): 123–199. Bibcode:1987KewBu..42..123V. doi:10.2307/4109900. JSTOR 4109900.

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