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Monotypic Rubiaceae genera

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Didymopogon
Didymopogon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Didymopogon sumatranum, which is endemic to western Sumatra.
Riodocea
Riodocea is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae. It includes only one known species, Riodocea pulcherrima, indigenous to the Espírito Santo region of Brazil.
Schwendenera
Schwendenera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Schwendenera tetrapyxis, which is endemic to Brazil.
Pseudodiplospora
Pseudodiplospora is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.
Flexanthera
Flexanthera is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains only one known species, Flexanthera subcordata, endemic to Colombia.
Khasiaclunea
Khasiaclunea is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae. It has only one known species, Khasiaclunea oligocephala, known from the high mountains of the Darjeeling region of India through Assam and Bhutan to Burma (Myanmar).
Cinchonopsis
Cinchonopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae containing the single species Cinchonopsis amazonica. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Amazon basin to the eastern slopes of the Andes.
Janotia
Janotia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Janotia macrostipula, which is endemic to Madagascar.
Microphysa
Microphysa elongata is a species of flowering plant in family Rubiaceae. It is a perennial native to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Xinjiang in Central Asia. It is the sole species in genus Microphysa.
Gallienia
Gallienia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Gallienia sclerophylla, which is endemic to Madagascar.
Crobylanthe
Crobylanthe is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Crobylanthe pellacalyx, which is endemic to Sarawak.
Anthospermopsis
Anthospermopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Joseph Harold Kirkbride Jr. in 1997. The genus contains only one species, viz. Anthospermopsis catechosperma, which is endemic to Bahia, Brazil.
Guihaiothamnus
Guihaiothamnus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Guihaiothamnus acaulis, which is only found in Rongshui County in southern China.
Duidania
Duidania is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Duidania montana, which is found in Guyana and southern Venezuela.
Acunaeanthus
Acunaeanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family of Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one known species; Acunaeanthus tinifolius, which is endemic to Cuba.
Tortuella
Tortuella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It contains a single species, Tortuella abietifolia, a subshrub endemic to Haiti.
Adenorandia
Adenorandia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Vermoesen in 1922. The genus contains only one species, viz. Adenorandia kalbreyeri, which is found from west-central tropical Africa.
Deccania
Deccania is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Deccania pubescens, which is endemic to India.
Aphanocarpus
Aphanocarpus is a monospecific genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is placed in the tribe Psychotrieae.
Berghesia coccinea
Berghesia is a monospecific genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck in 1847. The genus contains only one species, viz. Berghesia coccinea, which is endemic to Mexico.
Ganguelia
Ganguelia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Ganguelia gossweileri, which is endemic to Angola. It was established when the species Oxyanthus gossweileri was transferred to a new genus in the tribe Gardenieae.
Dolichometra
Dolichometra is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Dolichometra leucantha, which is endemic to the East Usambara Mountains in Tanzania.
Perakanthus
Perakanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The sole species is Perakanthus velutinus, which is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Robynsia
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.
Coddia
Coddia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Coddia rudis, which is native to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa (the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces), and Eswatini.
Ceratopyxis
Ceratopyxis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Ceratopyxis verbenaceae, which is endemic to Cuba. It is a resinous small tree or bush with 4.5-8 centimeter oblong leaves. The fruit it produces is 4-5 millimeters in diameter, and with small hairs attached to the skin.
Coelopyrena
Coelopyrena is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Coelopyrena salicifolia, which is endemic to the Maluku Islands.
Eizia
Eizia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Eizia mexicana, which is found in Chiapas and Guatemala.
Dialypetalanthus
Dialypetalanthus is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae. It only contains one species, Dialypetalanthus fuscescens, which is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.
Zuccarinia
Zuccarinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family of Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, i.e. Zuccarinia macrophylla, which is endemic to western Malesia, It is found in Jawa, Malaya and Sumatera.