''Craterispermum'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the

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Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules a ...

. It contains 16

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that occur in tropical

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

and

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

. It is the only genus in the

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Craterispermeae, of which the divergence time is estimated at 34.8 million years ago.

Species

The following species are recognized as of May 2014:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families ''Craterispermum''
/ref> * '' Craterispermum angustifolium'' De Wild. & T.Durand - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) * '' Craterispermum aristatum'' Wernham - Nigeria, Cameroon * '' Craterispermum caudatum''

Hutch. John Hutchinson, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, OBE, Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (7 April 1884 Blindburn, Northumberland – 2 September 1972 London) was an English botanist, taxonomist and author.''A Botanist in Southern Afric ...

-Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Cameroon * ''

Craterispermum cerinanthum ''Craterispermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 16 species that occur in tropical Africa and Seychelles. It is the only genus in the tribe Craterispermeae, of which the divergence time is estimated at 34.8 m ...

'' Hiern - Benin, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Togo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Zaire, Angola * ''

Craterispermum congolanum ''Craterispermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 16 species that occur in tropical Africa and Seychelles. It is the only genus in the tribe Craterispermeae, of which the divergence time is estimated at 34.8 m ...

'' De Wild. & T.Durand - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) * '' Craterispermum dewevrei'' De Wild. & T.Durand - Gabon, Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) * '' Craterispermum goossensii'' De Wild. - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) * '' Craterispermum grumileoides''

K.Schum. Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist. Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...

- Angola * '' Craterispermum inquisitorium'' Wernham - Gabon, Cabinda, Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) * ''

Craterispermum laurinum ''Craterispermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It contains 16 species that occur in tropical Africa and Seychelles. It is the only genus in the Tribe (biology), tribe Craterispermeae, of which the div ...

'' (

Poir. Jean Louis Marie Poiret (11 June 1755 in Saint-Quentin7 April 1834 in Paris) was a French clergyman, botanist, and explorer. From 1785 to 1786, he was sent by Louis XVI to Algeria to study the flora. After the French Revolution, he became a ...

)

Benth. George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...

- Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon * '' Craterispermum ledermannii'' K.Krause - Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea * '' Craterispermum longipedunculatum'' Verdc. - Tanzania * '' Craterispermum microdon'' Baker - Seychelles * ''

Craterispermum montanum ''Craterispermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 16 species that occur in tropical Africa and Seychelles. It is the only genus in the tribe Craterispermeae, of which the divergence time is estimated at 34.8 m ...

'' Hiern - Gulf of Guinea Islands *'' Craterispermum parvifolium'' Taedoumg & Sonké - Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea * '' Craterispermum reticulatum'' De Wild. - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) *'' Craterispermum robbrechtianum'' Taedoumg & Sonké - Cameroon, Gabon * '' Craterispermum schweinfurthii'' Hiern - Nigeria, Burundi, Central African Republic, Gabon, Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo), Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

References

External links

''Craterispermum'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5182644 Rubiaceae genera Craterispermeae Flora of Africa Flora of Seychelles