Dirichletia

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Dirichletia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Knoxieae
Genus: Dirichletia
Klotzsch
Type species
Dirichletia pubescens
Synonyms

Dirichletia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found northeastern tropical Africa to Namibia. [1]

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References

  1. "Dirichletia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 19 June 2014.