Ophiorrhizeae

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Kingdom Plantae Clade Eudicots Order Gentianales Rank Tribe		Clade Angiosperms Clade Asterids Family Rubiaceae

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Ophiorrhizeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family and contains about 364 species in 4 genera. Its representatives are found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region.

Genera

Currently accepted names

Lerchea L. (10 sp.) - China, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra

Neurocalyx Hook. (5 sp.) - India, Sri Lanka

Ophiorrhiza L. (317 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region

Xanthophytum Reinw. ex Blume (32 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific region

Synonyms

Codaria Kuntze = Lerchea

Hayataella Masam. = Ophiorrhiza

Mitreola Boehm. = Ophiorrhiza

Mungos Adans. = Ophiorrhiza

Notodontia Pierre ex Pit. = Lerchea

Paedicalyx Pierre ex Pit. = Xanthophytum

Polycycliska Ridl. = Lerchea

Siderobombyx Bremek. = Xanthophytum

Xanthophytopsis Pit. = Xanthophytum

References

Ophiorrhizeae Wikipedia

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