''Agathisanthemum'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
family Rubiaceae. It was described by
Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in 1861. It is found in
tropical and southern
Africa, on the
Comoros
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
and in
Madagascar.
Species
* ''
Agathisanthemum assimile
''Agathisanthemum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in 1861. It is found in tropical and southern Africa, on the Comoros and in Madagascar.
Species
* '' Agathisanthemu ...
''
Bremek. –
Tanzania
* ''
Agathisanthemum bojeri''
Klotzsch
Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (9 June 1805 – 5 November 1860) was a German pharmacist and botanist.
His principal work was in the field of mycology, with the study and description of many species of mushroom.
Klotzsch was born in Wittenberg. Origin ...
– from
Somalia to
Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
plus
Madagascar and
Comoros
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
**subsp. angolense (Bremek.) Verdc. –
Angola,
Zambia
**subsp. bojeri – most of species range
**var. linearifolia Verdc. –
Angola,
Zambia
* ''
Agathisanthemum chlorophyllum''
(Hochst.
Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (16 February 1787 – 20 February 1860) was a German botanist and Protestant minister.
Biography
Hochstetter was born in Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg. He was the father of geologist Ferdinand Hoc ...
) Bremek. –
Natal
* ''
Agathisanthemum globosum
''Agathisanthemum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in 1861. It is found in tropical and southern Africa, on the Comoros and in Madagascar.
Species
* '' Agathisanthemu ...
''
(Hochst.
Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (16 February 1787 – 20 February 1860) was a German botanist and Protestant minister.
Biography
Hochstetter was born in Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg. He was the father of geologist Ferdinand Hoc ...
ex A.Rich.
Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852).
Biography
Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Frenc ...
) Klotzsch
Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (9 June 1805 – 5 November 1860) was a German pharmacist and botanist.
His principal work was in the field of mycology, with the study and description of many species of mushroom.
Klotzsch was born in Wittenberg. Origin ...
– from
Gabon and
Ethiopia south to
Zimbabwe and
Mozambique
References
External links
World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Spermacoceae
Flora of Southern Africa
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