Hyperacanthus (plant)
Hyperacanthus | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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Tribe: | Gardenieae
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Genus: | Hyperacanthus E.Mey. ex Bridson
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11-15, see text |
Hyperacanthus is a flowering plant genus in the family Rubiaceae, occurring on Madagascar and nearby southern Africa, approximately from Mozambique to the southernmost parts of the continent.
This genus used to contain only 5 species, but the number has tripled since a number of plants formerly believed to be genip-trees – the "Genipa sensu Drake" group – were recognized to be not as closely related to genips as was previously believed. Those species are now placed in Hyperacanthus, at least provisionally:
- Rakotonas. & A.P.Davis
- (Sims) Bridson
- (formerly in Genipa, tentatively placed here)
- Rakotonas. & A.P.Davis
- (formerly in Genipa, tentatively placed here)
- (formerly in Genipa, tentatively placed here)
- (Lam.) Rakotonas. & A.P.Davis (formerly in Genipa)
- Rakotonas. & A.P.Davis
- (K.Schum.) Bridson
- (Drake) Rakotonas. & A.P.Davis (formerly in Genipa)
- (Drake) Rakotonas. & A.P.Davis (formerly in Genipa)
- (Drake) Rakotonas. & A.P.Davis (formerly in Genipa)
- (Baill. ex Drake) Rakotonas. & A.P.Davis (formerly in Genipa)
- (DC.) Rakotonas. & A.P.Davis (formerly in Genipa)
- (formerly in Genipa, tentatively placed here)
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Categories:
- Rubiaceae genera
- Gardenieae
- Ixoroideae stubs