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Bridson, D.M. (1998) Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2)
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003) Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3)
Verdcourt, B. (1988) Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1)
Trees, shrubs, annual or perennial herbs or climbers. Leaves simple, opposite or in whorls, entire. Stipules present, usually interpetiolar, less often intrapetiolar, entire or (in some herbaceous genera) with lobes or fimbriae. In the species of tribe Rubieae (the genera Galium, Rubia and Sherardia in Zimbabwe) the distinction between leaves and stipules breaks down and there are whorls of similar leaf-like objects. Flowers usually bisexual, rarely unisexual (e.g. in some species of Anthospermum, Catunaregam and Canthium), actinomorphic. Calyx gamosepalous, (3-)4-5(-8)-lobed. Corolla gamopetalous, often with a long tube, (3-)4-5(-11)-lobed. Ovary inferior, of 2-5 or more carpels, usually 2. Fruit a capsule, berry or drupe. Comment: A usually readily recognisable family, even in the vegetative state, from the combination of opposite (or whorled) entire leaves and interpetiolar stipules. Worldwide: 630 genera and 10,200 species, cosmopolitan, but mainly tropical and warm areas. Malawi: 77 genera and 271 taxa. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Afrocanthium (Bridson) Lantz & B. Bremer | Image |
| Agathisanthemum Klotzsch | Description, Image |
| Aidia Lour. | Description, Image |
| Amphiasma Bremek. | Description, Image |
| Anthospermum L. | Description |
| Breonadia Ridsdale | Description |
| Bullockia (Bridson) Razafim., Lantz & B. Bremer | Image |
| Burttdavya Hoyle | Description |
| Calycosiphonia Pierre ex Robbr. | Description |
| Canthium Lam. | Description |
| Carphalea Juss. | Description |
| Catunaregam Wolf | Description, Image |
| Cephalanthus L. | Description |
| Chassalia Comm. ex Poir. | Description |
| Chazaliella E.M.A. Petit & Verdc. | Description, Image |
| Coffea L. | Description, Image |
| Coptosperma Hook. f. | Description, Image |
| Cordylostigma Groeninckx & Dessein | Description, Image |
| Craterispermum Benth. | Description |
| Cremaspora Benth. | Description |
| Crossopteryx Fenzl | Description, Image |
| Cuviera DC. | Description |
| Empogona Hook. f. | Image |
| Fadogia Schweinf. | Description, Image |
| Fadogiella Robyns | Description |
| Feretia Delile | Description, Image |
| Galiniera Delile | Description |
| Galium L. | Description |
| Galopina Thunb. | Description |
| Gardenia J. Ellis | Description, Image |
| Geophila D. Don | Description |
| Hallea Leroy | Description |
| Hedythyrsus Bremek. | Description |
| Heinsenia K. Schum. | Description, Image |
| Heinsia DC. | Description, Image |
| Hymenodictyon Wall. | Description |
| Ixora L. | Description, Image |
| Keetia E. Phillips | Description |
| Kohautia Cham. & Schltdl. | Description, Image |
| Lasianthus Jack | Description |
| Lelya Bremek. | Description, Image |
| Leptactina Hook. f. | Description |
| Manostachya Bremek. | Description |
| Mitracarpus Zucc. ex Schult. & Schult.f. | Description, Image |
| Morinda L. | Description |
| Multidentia Gilli | Description |
| Mussaenda L. | Description |
| Oldenlandia L. | Description |
| Otiophora Zucc. | Description |
| Otomeria Benth. | Description, Image |
| Oxyanthus DC. | Description, Image |
| Paederia L. | Description |
| Paraknoxia Bremek. | Description |
| Pauridiantha Hook. f. | Description |
| Pavetta L. | Description, Image |
| Pentanisia Harv. | Description |
| Pentas Benth. | Description, Image |
| Pentodon Hochst. | Description |
| Phellocalyx Bridson | Description |
| Polysphaeria Hook. f. | Description, Image |
| Psychotria L. | Description, Image |
| Psydrax Gaertn. | Description |
| Pygmaeothamnus Robyns | Description |
| Pyrostria Juss. | Description |
| Richardia L. | Description, Image |
| Rothmannia Thunb. | Description, Image |
| Rubia L. | Description, Image |
| Rutidea DC. | Description |
| Rytigynia Blume | Description, Image |
| Sabicea Aubl. | Description |
| Sericanthe Robbr. | Description |
| Spermacoce L. | Description |
| Tarenna Gaertn. | Description |
| Triainolepis Hook. f. | Description |
| Tricalysia A. Rich. ex DC. | Description, Image |
| Vangueria Comm. ex Juss. | Description |
| Vangueriopsis Robyns | Description |
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