Sphinctanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Gardenieae
Genus: Sphinctanthus
Benth.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]

Conosiphon Poepp.

Sphinctanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America.[2] It is in a clade with Rosenbergiodendron and Tocoyena.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Sphinctanthus acutilobus Huber
  • Sphinctanthus aurantiacus (Standl.) Fagerl.
  • Sphinctanthus fluvii-dulcis Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  • Sphinctanthus hasslerianus Chodat
  • Sphinctanthus insignis Steyerm.
  • Sphinctanthus maculatus Spruce ex K.Schum.
  • Sphinctanthus microphyllus K.Schum.
  • Sphinctanthus polycarpus (H.Karst.) Hook.f.
  • Sphinctanthus striiflorus (DC.) Hook.f. ex K.Schum.

References

  1. โ†‘ J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 212 (1841)
  2. 1 2 3 "Sphinctanthus Benth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. โ†‘ Gustafsson, Claes; Persson, Claes (2002). "Phylogenetic Relationships among Species of the Neotropical Genus Randia (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae) Inferred from Molecular and Morphological Data". Taxon. 51 (4): 661โ€“674. doi:10.2307/1555021. JSTOR 1555021.
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