Vanguerieae

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Vanguerieae
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Canthium coromandelicum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
A.Rich. ex Dumort.
Type genus
Vangueria

Vanguerieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 655 species in 30 genera. [1] It is one of the most species-rich groups within the family and it is distributed across the Paleotropics.

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Description

Spines on Canthium angustifolium Canthium angustifolium 06.JPG
Spines on Canthium angustifolium
Stylar head-complex of Vangueria dryadum Lagynias dryadum (4459796572).jpg
Stylar head-complex of Vangueria dryadum

Several different life forms are present in the tribe: most species are shrubs, but geofructices (plants with woody rhizomes) (e.g. Fadogia homblei , Pygmaeothamnus zeyheri ), small trees (e.g. Vangueria infausta ), and climbers (e.g. Keetia gueinzii ) also occur. As all Rubiaceae species, the leaves are opposite, simple and entire, and they have interpetiolar stipules. The phyllotaxis is decussate, sometimes conspicuously so (e.g. Canthium inerme ), and rarely whorled (e.g. Fadogia ). Some species have spines (e.g. Canthium ). Secondary pollen presentation is characteristic for the tribe and the species develop a conspicuous “stylar head”-complex, which is a structural unit consisting of a pollen presenting organ combined with stigmatic surfaces. [2]

Distribution and habitat

The species of this tribe are found in the Paleotropics. Most genera and over 70% of the species occur in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar and the islands in the Western Indian Ocean. The remainder of the species is mostly found in Southeast Asia. A few species are restricted to islands in the Pacific Ocean, especially New Caledonia, and another fraction of the species occurs in the Eastern states of Australia, especially in coastal Queensland. [1] The countries with the largest diversity with over a hundred species each are Tanzania, Madagascar and D.R.Congo.

The tribe is characterized by a high degree of endemism. Several monotypic genera have a restricted distribution range: Eriosemopsis is found in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, Everistia occurs in the Eastern states of Australia, Perakanthus occurs in Peninsular Malaysia, and Temnocalyx is only found in southwestern Tanzania. Other larger genera with a restricted range are Cyclophyllum that is mainly found in New Caledonia, Peponidium that is only found on Madagascar or the Comoros, and Pyrostria of which most species are restricted to Madagascar.

The tribe is a common and important constituent of many different kinds of habitats. Species of Vanguerieae are found in both extreme wet habitats, such as the rainforests of tropical Africa, and in the very dry desert-like areas of the horn of Africa and of the southernmost part of Madagascar. The tribe is found at elevations of over 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in the mountains of Malawi and Tanzania, but also at sea-level along the coast of South Africa.

Ecology

There is a wide range of flower sizes and fruit morphologies, suggesting different adaptations to pollination and dispersal. Most of the species are probably pollinated by insects, but it is suspected that at least some of the large-flowered species of Fadogia are bird-pollinated. The edibility of many fruits suggests that they are dispersed by animals.

Almost 30% of the species within the tribe have a symbiosis with endophytic bacteria, which are found intercellularly within the leaves. [3] [4] [5] The presence of these bacteria is consistent on a genus level and all species belong to the following 5 genera: Fadogia , Fadogiella , Globulostylis , Rytigynia , and Vangueria . The bacteria are identified as Burkholderia , which is a genus that is also found in the leaves of other Rubiaceae species. [6] The hypothesis is that these endophytic bacteria provide chemical protection against insect herbivory. [7]

Uses

Ripe fruit of Vangueria infausta Vangueria infausta, vrug, Schanskop.jpg
Ripe fruit of Vangueria infausta

Some species are consumed locally and fruits may be used as famine food. Examples are African medlar ( Vangueria infausta ) and Spanish tamarind ( Vangueria madagascariensis ), but the fruits of other Vangueria and Fadogia species are edible too.

In West Africa, Vangueria agrestis (known under its old name Fadogia agrestis) is traditionally used as an aphrodisiac. It is known as bakin gagai (Hausa) or black aphrodisiac. [8]

Systematics

Taxonomy

The first genus of the tribe to be described was Canthium , containing the species C. coronatum (now Catunaregam spinosa in the Gardenieae tribe) and C. parviflorum (now C. coromandelicum ). [9] The second genus to be described was Psydrax , containing the species Psydrax dicoccos . [10] Although the tribe is predominantly found in Africa, these first described species are Asiatic taxa. The first non-Asiatic taxa to be described were the genera Pyrostria and Vangueria , based on material collected on Western Indian Ocean islands. [11] The first genus from continental Africa was Cuviera , with the species Cuviera acutiflora from Sierra Leone. [12] Dumortier first mentioned a tribe Vanguerieae (as “Vaugnerieae”) attributed to Achille Richard and put the genera Hamelia , Evosmia , Mitchella , “Vaugneria” ( Vangueria ), and Nonatelia in it. [13] However, this circumscription of the tribe was far from correct, as Canthium and Cuviera were put in different tribes and Psydrax and Pyrostria were not even mentioned. Also, the only genus that actually belongs in the tribe is Vangueria ; the other genera belong elsewhere. At that time, authors often used the number of locules as a character for delimiting groups, but this is problematic for Vanguerieae as both 2-locular (e.g. Canthium ) and 5-locular (e.g. Vangueria ) ovaries occur in the tribe. The first monograph of the tribe was performed by Walter Robyns in 1928 and a total of 17 genera were allocated to the tribe. [14] Although 9 new genera were described, this work was not entirely complete, e.g. Canthium , Cuviera , and Pyrostria were not treated. Since then, several new genera have been described or made synonym and more taxonomic adjustments on genus level will probably still be necessary.

Genera

Currently accepted names [1]

Synonyms

Phylogenetic relationships

The following phylogenetic tree is based on molecular phylogenetic studies of DNA sequences. [3] [4] [5] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Vanguerieae

Kanapia

Keetia

Afrocanthium

Psydrax

Everistia

Cyclophyllum

dioecious group

Peponidium

Bullockia

Pyrostria

Canthium group

Bridsonia chamaedendrum

Eriosemopsis

Canthium

Plectroniella armata

Rytigynia bugoyensis

Rytigynia mrimaensis

Meyna

Vangueriella sect. Stenosepalae

Dibridsonia

Canthiumera

Fadogia

Fadogiella

Rytigynia

Hutchinsonia

Cuviera

Globulostylis

Vangueriella sect. Vangueriella

Vangueria group

Multidentia

Pygmaeothamnus zeyheri

Robynsia glabrata

Vangueriopsis

Vangueria

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Bullockia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was originally described as a subgenus of Canthium. The genus is distributed in eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to Transvaal, as well as Madagascar in bushland, woodland, savannas, and dry, deciduous forests.

<i>Canthium</i> Genus of plants

Canthium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are shrubs and small trees. The leaves are deciduous and the stems are usually thorny.

<i>Lagynias</i> Genus of African trees

Lagynias was a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae but is no longer recognized. In 2005, it was sunk into synonymy with Vangueria, based on a phylogenetic study of DNA sequences.

<i>Psydrax</i> Genus of flowering plants

Psydrax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of trees, shrubs, and a few lianas in the paleotropics.

<i>Pyrostria</i> Genus of flowering plants

Pyrostria is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean, a few are found in continental Africa, and only six species occur in tropical Southeast Asia. The formerly recognized genus Leroya, containing two species endemic to Madagascar, L. madagascariensis and L. richardiae, was sunk into synonymy with Pyrostria.

Robynsia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by John Hutchinson and was named after his friend and colleague Walter Robyns. The genus contains only one species, Robynsia glabrata, which is found in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. The species is morphologically similar to the genus Cuviera but differs by having long, slender corolla tubes.

Rytigynia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical and southern Africa. The genera Rytigynia and Fadogia form a strongly supported clade but neither of these genera is monophyletic.

Vangueria schliebenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania.

<i>Vangueria</i> Genus of flowering plants

Vangueria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is named for Voa vanguer, as V. madagascariensis is known in Malagasy.

<i>Fadogia</i> Genus of plants

Fadogia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genera Rytigynia and Fadogia form a strongly supported clade but neither of these genera is monophyletic.

<i>Plectroniella</i> Genus of flowering plants

Plectroniella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Walter Robyns in 1928. The genus contains only one species, i.e. Plectroniella armata, which is found in southern Mozambique and northeastern South Africa. The species is characterized by the presence of large spines and is morphologically similar to Canthium. In 2004, a molecular phylogenetic study showed that Plectroniella armata is related to Canthium ciliatum and the transfer of the genus to Canthium was suggested.

<i>Meyna</i> Genus of plants

Meyna is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.

Fadogiella is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Walter Robyns in 1928.

Ancylanthos was a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae but is no longer recognized. It was originally described by René Louiche Desfontaines in 1818. In 2005, it was sunk into synonymy with Vangueria, based on a phylogenetic study of DNA sequences.

<i>Pachystigma</i> Genus of plants

Pachystigma was a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae but is no longer recognized. In 2005, it was sunk into synonymy with Vangueria, based on a phylogenetic study of DNA sequences.

Cuviera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to tropical Africa. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the French naturalist Georges Cuvier.

Globulostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises 8 species growing in Central Africa.

<i>Vangueria pygmaea</i> Species of plant

Vangueria pygmaea is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.

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