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Empogona

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Empogona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus or section of Tricalysia.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyRubiaceae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
26
With media
28
Family
Rubiaceae
Collections
A, MO, MNHN
Recorded in
Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Gabon, Liberia, Cameroon

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Parent taxon
Rubiaceae
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Empogona lanceolata, lower, b, Burmanbos.jpg
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Category:Empogona
taxon name
Empogona
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Empogona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus or section of Tricalysia.

==Species== Empogona acidophylla (Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona aequatoria (Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona africana (Sim) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona aulacosperma (Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona bequaertii (De Wild.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona bracteata (Hiern) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona breteleri (Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona buxifolia (Hiern) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona buxifolia subsp. australis (Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona buxifolia subsp. buxifolia Empogona cacondensis (Hiern) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona concolor (N.Hallé) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona congesta (Oliv.) J.E.Burrows Empogona coriacea (Sond.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona crepiniana (De Wild. & T.Durand) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona deightonii (Brenan) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona discolor (Brenan) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona filiformistipulata (De Wild.) Bremek. Empogona filiformistipulata subsp. epipsila (Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona filiformistipulata subsp. filiformistipulata Empogona glabra (K.Schum.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona gossweileri (S.Moore) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona jenniferae Cheek Empogona kirkii Hook.f. Empogona kirkii subsp. junodii (Schinz) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona kirkii subsp. kirkii Empogona lanceolata (Sond.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona macrophylla (K.Schum.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona maputensis (Bridson & A.E.van Wyk) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona ngalaensis (Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona nogueirae (Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona ovalifolia (Hiern) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona ovalifolia var. glabrata (Oliv.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona ovalifolia var. ovalifolia Empogona ovalifolia var. taylorii (S.Moore) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona reflexa (Hutch.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona reflexa var. ivorensis (Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona reflexa var. reflexa Empogona somaliensis (Robbr.) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona talbotii (Wernham) Tosh & Robbr. Empogona welwitschii (K.Schum.) Tosh & Robbr.

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