Combretum, the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs, most of which are native to tropical and southern Africa, about 5 to Madagascar, but there are others that are native to tropical Asia, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, Australia, and tropical America. Though somewhat reminiscent of willows (Salix) in their habitus, they are not particularly close relatives of these.
Cleome is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cleomaceae, commonly known as spider flowers, spider plants, spider weeds, or bee plants. Previously, it had been placed in the family Capparaceae, until DNA studies found the Cleomaceae genera to be more closely related to the Brassicaceae than the Capparaceae. Cleome and clammyweed can sometimes be confused.
Vepris is a genus of plant in family Rutaceae. It comprises around 90 species, mainly from tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands and at a lesser extent Arabia and India.
Marquesia is a genus of plant in family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Africa and can be found in Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.
Hans Schinz was a Swiss explorer and botanist who was a native of Zürich.
Triumfetta is a genus of plants in the family Malvaceae. Burbark is a common name for plants in this genus.
Hermannia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It comprises at least 65 species with many more species as yet unresolved.
The genus Barteria is in the family Passifloraceae in the major group angiosperms. It contains 8 described species, however, only 6 are accepted.
Stapfiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae. It is also in the Subfamily Turneroideae.
Loeseneriella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae.
Bequaertia mucronata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Celastraceae. It is a climbing shrub or liana native to western and central tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea to southwestern Uganda. It grows in damp forests and on river banks. It is the sole species in genus Bequaertia.
Chytranthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species have a palm-like habit, with large pinnate leaves and unbranched trunks.
Deinbollia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.
Guyonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Lindackeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.
Pancovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.
Preussiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Radlkofera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It only contains one known species, Radlkofera calodendronGilg
Schinziella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. The only species is Schinziella tetragona.
Poggea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.
