''Cremaspora'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
family Rubiaceae. It is the only genus in the tribe
Cremasporeae. It was described by
George Bentham in 1849.
[George Bentham. 1849. Niger Flora, or, An enumeration of the plants of western tropical Africa, collected by the late Dr. Theodore Vogel, botanist to the voyage of the expedition sent by Her Britannic Majesty to the river Niger in 1841, under the command of Capt. H. D. Trotter, R.N., &c., p 412] The genus is widespread across much of
sub-Saharan Africa from
Senegal to
Tanzania and south to
Mozambique and
Zimbabwe, in addition to
Madagascar,
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
Cape Verde
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. There are, however, only two currently recognized species.
Species
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Cremaspora thomsonii
''Cremaspora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is the only genus in the tribe Cremasporeae. It was described by George Bentham in 1849.George Bentham. 1849. Niger Flora, or, An enumeration of the plants of western tropi ...
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* Barry Hiern (born 1951), Australian cricketer
*Ross Hiern (1922–1999), Australian cricketer
*William Philip Hiern (1839–1925), British mathematician and botanist
See also
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Nigeria,
Central African Republic,
Cameroon,
Gabon
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Cremaspora triflora
''Cremaspora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It is the only genus in the tribe Cremasporeae. It was described by George Bentham in 1849.George Bentham. 1849. Niger Flora, or, An enumeration of the plant ...
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( Thonn.) 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 ...
**''Cremaspora triflora'' subsp. ''comorensis''
(Baill.
Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895.
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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 ...
,
Madagascar
**''Cremaspora triflora'' subsp. ''confluens''
(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 ...
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Kenya,
Tanzania,
Malawi,
Mozambique
**''Cremaspora triflora'' subsp. ''triflora'' -
Cape Verde
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, tropical
Africa
References
External links
''Cremaspora'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Cremasporeae
Flora of Africa
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