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Sphinctanthus
Sign in to saveSphinctanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America. It is in a clade with Rosenbergiodendron and Tocoyena.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 103
- With media
- 41
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Collections
- NY, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), USP-IB, IAC, JBRJ, CPAP
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Brasil, BolíVia, Venezuela
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Sphinctanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America. It is in a clade with Rosenbergiodendron and Tocoyena.
==Species== Currently accepted species include: Sphinctanthus acutilobus Huber Sphinctanthus aurantiacus (Standl.) Fagerl. Sphinctanthus fluvii-dulcis Delprete & C.H.Perss. Sphinctanthus hasslerianus Chodat Sphinctanthus insignis Steyerm. Sphinctanthus maculatus Spruce ex K.Schum. Sphinctanthus microphyllus K.Schum. Sphinctanthus polycarpus (H.Karst.) Hook.f. Sphinctanthus striiflorus (DC.) Hook.f. ex K.Schum.
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