''Coptosperma'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to
Africa, the
Arabian Peninsula
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, and various islands of the
Indian Ocean (
Madagascar,
Comoros
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,
Mauritius,
Réunion
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, etc.).
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Coptosperma''
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Species
* ''Coptosperma bernierianum
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* '' Copto ...
'' ( Baill.) De Block
* ''Coptosperma borbonicum
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* ''Coptos ...
'' (Hend.& Andr.Hend.) De Block
* ''Coptosperma cymosum
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* ''Coptos ...
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) De Block
* ''Coptosperma graveolens
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* ''Coptos ...
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Biography
Moore was born in Hampstead. He worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from about 1870 to 1879, wrote a number of botanical papers, and then wo ...
) Degreef
** ''Coptosperma graveolens'' subsp. ''arabicum'' ( Cufod.) Degreef
** ''Coptosperma graveolens'' subsp. ''graveolens''
** ''Coptosperma graveolens'' var. ''impolitum'' ( Bridson) Degreef
* ''Coptosperma humblotii
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* ''Coptos ...
'' ( Drake) De Block
* ''Coptosperma kibuwae
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* ''Coptos ...
'' ( Bridson) Degreef
* ''Coptosperma littorale
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* ''Coptos ...
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See also
* ...
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* ''Coptosperma madagascariensis
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* ''Coptos ...
'' ( Baill.) De Block
* ''Coptosperma mitochondrioides
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* ''Coptos ...
'' Mouly & De Block
* ''Coptosperma neurophyllum
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* ''Coptos ...
'' (S.Moore
Spencer Le Marchant Moore (1 November 1850 – 14 March 1931) was an English botanist.
Biography
Moore was born in Hampstead. He worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from about 1870 to 1879, wrote a number of botanical papers, and then wo ...
) Degreef
* ''Coptosperma nigrescens
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* ''Coptos ...
'' Hook.f.
* ''Coptosperma pachyphyllum
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* '' Copto ...
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History
Ancient history
Since grains ha ...
) De Block
* '' Coptosperma peteri'' ( Bridson) Degreef
* '' Coptosperma rhodesiacum'' (Bremek.
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He received his education at the University of Utrecht, and performed as a botanical researcher in Indonesia and South Africa. In South ...
) Degreef
* '' Coptosperma sessiliflorum'' De Block
* ''Coptosperma somaliense
''Coptosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 19 species native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands of the Indian Ocean ( Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, etc.).
Species
* ...
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* '' Coptosperma supra-axillare'' (Hemsl.
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He was born in East Hoathly, Sussex and in 1860 started wo ...
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* '' Coptosperma wajirense'' ( Bridson) Degreef
* '' Coptosperma zygoon'' ( Bridson) Degreef
References
External links
''Coptosperma'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Pavetteae
Flora of Africa
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
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