Vangueriella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical Africa.[1]
| Vangueriella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Vanguerieae |
| Genus: | Vangueriella Verdc. |
| Type species | |
| Vangueriella laxiflora | |
Taxonomy edit
It was originally described in 1987 by Bernard Verdcourt who transferred species from the Vangueriopsis subgenus Brachyanthus to the newly erected genus. The genus has two sections, V. sect. Vangueriella and V. sect. Stenosepalae, with the type species Vangueriella laxiflora and Vangueriella spinosa respectively.[2] No changes to the taxonomy have been made since then.
Species edit
Vangueriella section Vangueriella
- Vangueriella chlorantha (K.Schum.) Verdc.
- Vangueriella discolor (Benth.) Verdc.
- Vangueriella laxiflora (K.Schum.) Verdc.
- Vangueriella letestui Verdc.
- Vangueriella nigerica (Robyns) Verdc.
- Vangueriella nigricans (Robyns) Verdc.
- Vangueriella olacifolia (Robyns) Verdc.
- Vangueriella vanguerioides (Hiern) Verdc.
- Vangueriella zenkeri Verdc.
Vangueriella section Stenosepalae
- Vangueriella campylacantha (Mildbr.) Verdc.
- Vangueriella georgesii Verdc.
- Vangueriella glabrescens (Robyns) Verdc.
- Vangueriella orthacantha (Mildbr.) Bridson & Verdc.
- Vangueriella rhamnoides (Hiern) Verdc.
- Vangueriella rufa (Robyns) Verdc.
- Vangueriella sapinii (De Wild.) Verdc.
- Vangueriella soyauxii (K.Schum.) Verdc.
- Vangueriella spinosa (Schumach. & Thonn.) Verdc.
References edit
- ^ "World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Verdcourt B (1987). "Notes on African Rubiaceae-Vanguerieae". Kew Bulletin. 42 (1): 123–199. doi:10.2307/4109900. JSTOR 4109900.