Oxyceros

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Oxyceros
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Gardenieae
Genus: Oxyceros
Lour. [1] [2]
Type species
Oxyceros horridus
Lour. [1] [2]

Oxyceros is a genus of climbing flowering plants in the tribe Gardenieae of the family Rubiaceae. The 12 species are native to Asia from Sri Lanka to Malesia. [3]

Species

As of March 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 12 species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Oxyceros Lour". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Oxyceros Lour". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Ridsdale, Colin (2008). "Thorny problems in the Rubiaceae: Benkara, Fagerlindia and Oxyceros". Reinwardtia. 12 (4): 289–298.


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