Multidentia

Multidentia

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Multidentia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.

Distribution

Multidentia is restricted to tropical Africa with the greatest concentration of species occurring in eastern Africa.

Taxonomy

It was originally described by Alexander von Gilli in 1973 to accommodate a single specimen of a suffruticose pyrophyte with ternate leaves. The type species was Multidentia verticillata - named after its verticillate leaves - but has been made synonym with Multidentia concrescens.

Species

Multidentia castaneae (Robyns) Bridson & Verdc. Multidentia concrescens, (Bullock) Bridson & Verdc. Multidentia crassa (Hiern) Bridson & Verdc. Multidentia dichrophylla (Mildbr.) Bridson Multidentia exserta Bridson Multidentia fanshawei (Tennant) Bridson Multidentia kingupirensis Bridson Multidentia pobeguinii (Hutch. & Dalziel) Bridson Multidentia saxicola O.Lachenaud & Séné Multidentia sclerocarpa (K.Schum.) Bridson

References

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