''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''
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
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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''
(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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