Cyclophyllum

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Cyclophyllum
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Cyclophyllum coprosmoides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
Genus: Cyclophyllum
Hook.f. [1] [2]
Type species
Cyclophyllum deplanchei
Synonyms [1]
  • RhopalobrachiumSchltr. & K.Krause

Cyclophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Its natural range extends from New Guinea and northern Australia to many islands of the Pacific Ocean. [1]

Species

As of October 2024, Plants of the World Online recognises 42 species, as follows: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cyclophyllum Hook.f." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. Bentham, George; Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1873). Genera plantarum :ad exemplaria imprimis in Herberiis Kewensibus servata definita (in Latin). Vol. 2. London: A. Black. p. 535.