Anthospermopsis

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Anthospermopsis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Anthospermopsis
(K.Schum.) J.H.Kirkbr.
Species:
A. catechosperma
Binomial name
Anthospermopsis catechosperma
(K.Schum.) J.H.Kirkbr.

Anthospermopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Joseph Harold Kirkbride Jr. in 1997. The genus contains only one species, viz. Anthospermopsis catechosperma, which is endemic to Bahia, Brazil. [1]

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References

  1. "Anthospermopsis in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 25 January 2013.