''Multidentia'' is a

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s in the

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Distribution

''Multidentia'' is restricted to tropical Africa with the greatest concentration of species occurring in eastern Africa.

Taxonomy

It was originally described by Alexander von Gilli in 1973 to accommodate a single specimen of a suffruticose

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with ternate leaves. The

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was ''Multidentia verticillata'' - named after its verticillate leaves - but has been made synonym with ''

Multidentia concrescens ''Multidentia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. Distribution ''Multidentia'' is restricted to tropical Africa with the greatest concentration of species occurring in eastern Africa. Taxonomy It was orig ...

''.

Species

* ''

Multidentia castaneae ''Multidentia castaneae'' is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa ...

'' ( Robyns) Bridson & Verdc. * ''

'', (Bullock) Bridson & Verdc. * '' Multidentia crassa'' ( Hiern) Bridson & Verdc. * '' Multidentia dichrophylla'' (Mildbr.) Bridson * '' Multidentia exserta'' Bridson * ''

Multidentia fanshawei ''Multidentia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Distribution ''Multidentia'' is restricted to tropical Africa with the greatest concentration of species occurring in eastern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described b ...

'' (Tennant) Bridson * ''

Multidentia kingupirensis ''Multidentia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Distribution ''Multidentia'' is restricted to tropical Africa with the greatest concentration of species occurring in eastern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described b ...

'' Bridson * ''

Multidentia pobeguinii ''Multidentia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Distribution ''Multidentia'' is restricted to tropical Africa with the greatest concentration of species occurring in eastern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described b ...

'' (Hutch. & Dalziel) Bridson * ''

Multidentia saxicola ''Multidentia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Distribution ''Multidentia'' is restricted to tropical Africa with the greatest concentration of species occurring in eastern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described b ...

'' O.Lachenaud & Séné * ''

Multidentia sclerocarpa ''Multidentia sclerocarpa'' is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in Ea ...

'' (

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) Bridson

References

External links

World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rubiaceae-stub