
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 (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), 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.
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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 (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), 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.
==Species== Pyrostria affinis (Robyns) Bridson Pyrostria alaotrensis Arènes ex Cavaco Pyrostria alluaudii Arènes ex Cavaco Pyrostria ambongensis (Homolle ex Arènes) Razafim. Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria ampijoroensis (Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria amporoforensis Cavaco Pyrostria analamazaotrensis Arènes ex Cavaco Pyrostria andilanensis Cavaco Pyrostria andringitrensis (Cavaco) Kainulainen & Razafim. Pyrostria angustifolia (A.Rich. ex DC.) Kainulainen & Razafim. Pyrostria anjouanensis Arènes ex Cavaco Pyrostria ankaranensis (Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz, B.Bremer Pyrostria ankazobeensis Arènes ex Cavaco Pyrostria antsalovensis (Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria antsirananensis Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria asosa (Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria bibracteata (Baker) Cavaco Pyrostria bispathacea (Mildbr.) Bridson Pyrostria breonii (Baill.) Cavaco Pyrostria brunnescens (Craib) Utteridge & A.P.Davis Pyrostria capuronii (Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria chapmanii Bridson Pyrostria cochinchinensis (Pierre ex Pit.) Utteridge & A.P.Davis Pyrostria commersonii J.F.Gmel. Pyrostria cordifolia A.Rich. ex DC. Pyrostria elmeri (Merr.) Arriola, Meve & Alejandro Pyrostria fasciculata Bojer ex Baker Pyrostria ferruginea Verdc. Pyrostria heliconioides Mouly Pyrostria hystrix (Bremek.) Bridson Pyrostria inflata (Cavaco) A.P.Davis Pyrostria isomonensis (Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Govaerts Pyrostria italyensis (Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Govaerts Pyrostria ixorifolia (Homolle ex Arènes) Razafim., Lantz, B.Bremer Pyrostria lobulata Bridson Pyrostria longiflora (Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria louvelii Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria macrophylla A.Rich. ex DC. Pyrostria madagascariensis Lecomte Pyrostria major (A.Rich. ex DC.) Kainulainen & Razafim. Pyrostria mandrarensis (Cavaco) Kainulainen & Razafim. Pyrostria media (A.Rich. ex DC.) Kainulainen & Razafim. Pyrostria montana (Arènes) Kainulainen & Razafim. Pyrostria neriifolia (Homolle ex Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria obovatifolia (Merr.) A.E.D.Wong, Magdaleno & Alejandro Pyrostria oleifolia (Homolle ex Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria oligophlebia (Merr.) Pacia, Quiogue & Alejandro Pyrostria orbicularis A.Rich. ex DC. Pyrostria pendula Lantz, Klack. & Razafim. Pyrostria perrieri (Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria phyllanthoidea (Baill.) Bridson Pyrostria pseudocommersonii Cavaco Pyrostria ramosii (Merr.) Arriola, Parag. & Alejandro Pyrostria revoluta (Balf.f.) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria richardiae (Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria sambavensis (Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria sarodranensis Cavaco Pyrostria serpentina Lantz, Klack. & Razafim. Pyrostria socotrana (Radcl.-Sm.) Bridson Pyrostria suarezensis (Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria triflora Arriola, Calaramo & Alejandro Pyrostria tulearensis (Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria urschii Arènes ex Cavaco Pyrostria uzungwaensis Bridson Pyrostria variistipula Arènes ex Cavaco Pyrostria verdcourtii (Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer Pyrostria viburnoides (Baker) Verdc.
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