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Virectaria
Virectaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus, known as Virecta until 1952, consists exclusively of tropical African species. It is a Guineo-Congolian genus, having its highest diversity in Lower Guinea but it also occurs in the Zambezian Region. Verdcourt provided a revision in which he defined five species but three more were added later. In 2001, a detailed morphological and anatomical study of the genus was conducted and a taxonomic survey and a key to the species was provided.
Stipularia
Stipularia is a genus of flowering plants in family Rubiaceae. It includes two species of shrubs of woody herbs native to western and central tropical Africa, Ranging from Sierra Leone to South Sudan, Zambia, and Angola. Stipularia africana – western and central tropical Africa, from Sierra Leone to Central African Republic, Zambia, and Angola Stipularia elliptica – central tropical Africa, from Nigeria to South Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Tamridaea capsulifera
species of plant
Temnopteryx sericea
species of plant
Tamridaea
Tamridaea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. Its only species is Tamridaea capsulifera. It is a shrub endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. It is a small shrub with sweet-smelling jasmine-like flowers and emarginate corolla lobes. It drops leaves in summer and produces new leaves after rain, and flowers in winter. Its natural habitat is rocky areas, both limestone and granite, where it often grows in rock crevices from 100 to 1,100 metres elevation.
Sabiceeae
Sabiceeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 164 species in 7 genera. Its representatives are found in tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and from Mexico to tropical America. The genus Sabicea is one of the rare genera in Rubiaceae that occurs both in tropical Africa and tropical America.