Atractogyne
Atractogyne is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in western and western-central tropical Africa.[1][2]
| Atractogyne | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Sherbournieae |
| Genus: | Atractogyne Pierre |
| Type species | |
| Atractogyne gabonii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
Two species are currently recognised:[1]
- Atractogyne bracteata (Wernham) Hutch. & Dalziel[3][4] - Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon
- Atractogyne gabonii Pierre[2] - Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa (Zaire)
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References
- "Atractogyne in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre. 1896. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 2: 1262.
- Hutchinson, John & Dalziel, John McEwan. 1931. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2:98 Atractogyne bracteata
- Wernham, Herbert Fuller. 1913. Catalogue of the plants collected by Mr. & Mrs. P.A. Talbot in the Oban district South Nigeria p 44, Afrohamelia bracteata
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