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Cremaspora

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Eudicots

Order
  
Gentianales

Rank
  
Genus

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Clade
  
Asterids

Family
  
Rubiaceae

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Cremaspora is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It is the only genus in the tribe Cremasporeae. It was described by George Bentham in 1849. The genus is widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Mozambique and Zimbabwe, in addition to Madagascar, Comoros, and Cape Verde. There are, however, only two currently recognized species.

Species

  • Cremaspora thomsonii Hiern - Nigeria, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon
  • Cremaspora triflora (Thonn.) K.Schum.
  • Cremaspora triflora subsp. comorensis (Baill.) Verdc. - Comoros, Madagascar
  • Cremaspora triflora subsp. confluens (K.Schum.) Verdc. - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique
  • Cremaspora triflora subsp. triflora - Cape Verde, tropical Africa

    • References

    Cremaspora Wikipedia
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