Xanthophytum

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Xanthophytum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Ophiorrhizeae
Genus: Xanthophytum
Reinw. ex Blume
Type species
Xanthophytum fruticulosum
Synonyms
  • PaedicalyxPierre ex Pit.
  • Siderobombyx Bremek.
  • XanthophytopsisPit.

Xanthophytum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific. [1]

Species

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References

  1. "Xanthophytum in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 11 April 2014.