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Rubiaceae - Coffee family
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)
Description of the family
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. [Note that 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. Mozambique: 82 genera and 383 taxa. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Afrocanthium (Bridson) Lantz & B. Bremer | Image |
| Agathisanthemum Klotzsch | Description, Image |
| Aidia Lour. | Description, Image |
| Ancylanthos Desf. | Description |
| Anthospermum L. | Description, Image |
| Breonadia Ridsdale | Description, Image |
| Bullockia (Bridson) Razafim., Lantz & B. Bremer | Image |
| Burttdavya Hoyle | Description, Image |
| Calycosiphonia Pierre ex Robbr. | Description |
| Canthium Lam. | Description, Image |
| Carphalea Juss. | Description, Image |
| Catunaregam Wolf | Description, Image |
| Cephalanthus L. | Description |
| Chassalia Comm. ex Poir. | Description |
| Chazaliella E.M.A. Petit & Verdc. | Description, Image |
| Coddia Verdc. | Description, Image |
| Coffea L. | Description, Image |
| Conostomium (Stapf) Cufod. | Description |
| Coptosperma Hook. f. | Description, Image |
| Cordylostigma Groeninckx & Dessein | Description, Image |
| Craterispermum Benth. | Description, Image |
| Cremaspora Benth. | Description, Image |
| Crossopteryx Fenzl | Description, Image |
| Cuviera DC. | Description |
| Didymosalpinx Keay | Description |
| Diodia L. | Description, Image |
| Empogona Hook. f. | Image |
| Fadogia Schweinf. | Description, Image |
| Feretia Delile | Description, Image |
| Galium L. | Description, Image |
| Galopina Thunb. | Description, Image |
| Gardenia J. Ellis | Description, Image |
| Geophila D. Don | Description, Image |
| Guettarda L. | Description |
| Heinsenia K. Schum. | Description, Image |
| Heinsia DC. | Description, Image |
| Hymenodictyon Wall. | Description, Image |
| Hyperacanthus E. Mey. ex Bridson | Description |
| Ixora L. | Description, Image |
| Keetia E. Phillips | Description |
| Kohautia Cham. & Schltdl. | Description, Image |
| Kraussia Harv. | Description |
| Lagynias E. Mey. ex Robyns | Description, Image |
| Lasianthus Jack | Description, Image |
| Leptactina Hook. f. | Description |
| Mitrasacmopsis Jovet | Description, Image |
| Mitriostigma Hochst. | Description |
| Morinda L. | Description |
| Multidentia Gilli | Description |
| Mussaenda L. | Description |
| Oldenlandia L. | Description, Image |
| Otiophora Zucc. | Description |
| Otomeria Benth. | Description, Image |
| Oxyanthus DC. | Description, Image |
| Pachystigma Hochst. | Description |
| Paederia L. | Description, Image |
| Paracephaelis Baill. | Description |
| Pauridiantha Hook. f. | Description |
| Pavetta L. | Description, Image |
| Pentanisia Harv. | Description, Image |
| Pentas Benth. | Description, Image |
| Pentodon Hochst. | Description, Image |
| Phellocalyx Bridson | Description |
| Phylohydrax Puff | Description |
| Polysphaeria Hook. f. | Description, Image |
| Pseudomussaenda Wernham | Description |
| Psychotria L. | Description, Image |
| Psydrax Gaertn. | Description |
| Pyrostria Juss. | Description, Image |
| Richardia L. | Description, Image |
| Rothmannia Thunb. | Description, Image |
| Rubia L. | Description, Image |
| Rutidea DC. | Description, Image |
| Rytigynia Blume | Description, Image |
| Sericanthe Robbr. | Description |
| Spermacoce L. | Description, Image |
| Tapiphyllum Robyns | Description |
| Tarenna Gaertn. | Description, Image |
| Triainolepis Hook. f. | Description |
| Tricalysia A. Rich. ex DC. | Description, Image |
| Vangueria Comm. ex Juss. | Description, Image |
| Vangueriopsis Robyns | Description |
Other sources of information about Rubiaceae:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: RubiaceaeFlora of Caprivi: Rubiaceae
Flora of Malawi: Rubiaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Rubiaceae
Flora of Zambia: Rubiaceae
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Rubiaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Rubiaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Rubiaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): RubiaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Rubiaceae
Wikipedia: Rubiaceae
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