''Dolichopentas'' is a
genus
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of
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
family
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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 ...
. The genus is found in tropical Africa.
Species
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Dolichopentas decora''
(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 work ...
) Kårehed & B.Bremer
**''Dolichopentas decora'' var. ''decora''
**''Dolichopentas decora'' var. ''lasiocarpa''
( Verdc.) Kårehed & B.Bremer
**''Dolichopentas decora'' var. ''triangularis''
( De Wild.) Kårehed & B.Bremer
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Dolichopentas liebrechtsiana''
( De Wild.) Kårehed & B.Bremer
*''
Dolichopentas lindenioides''
(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 work ...
) Kårehed & B.Bremer
*''
Dolichopentas longiflora''
(Oliv.
Daniel Oliver, FRS (6 February 1830, Newcastle upon Tyne – 21 December 1916) was an English botanist.
He was Librarian of the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1860–1890 and Keeper there from 1864–1890, and Professor of Botany at ...
) Kårehed & B.Bremer
References
External links
''Dolichopentas'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Knoxieae
Flora of Africa
Taxa named by Birgitta Bremer
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