Sphinctanthus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Gardenieae |
| Genus: | Sphinctanthus Benth.[1] |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conosiphon Poepp. | |
Sphinctanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America.[2] It is in a clade with Rosenbergiodendron and Tocoyena.[3]
Species[edit]
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- 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.
References[edit]
- ^ J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 212 (1841)
- ^ a b c "Sphinctanthus Benth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Gustafsson, Claes; Persson, Claes (2002). "Phylogenetic Relationships among Species of the Neotropical Genus Randia (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae) Inferred from Molecular and Morphological Data". Taxon. 51 (4): 661–674. doi:10.2307/1555021. JSTOR 1555021.