Jovetia

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Jovetia
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Jovetia

Binomial name
Jovetia humilis

Jovetia is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae. [1]

It contains only one currently accepted species, Jovetia humilis, [1] endemic to Madagascar. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Michel Guédès. 1975. Phyton, Annales rei Botanicae, Horn (Austria) 17(1–2): 134–135, fig. 1–10.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families