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Vangueriopsis

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Vangueriopsis
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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

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

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

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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

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References

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  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.
  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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