''Pyrostria'' is a
genus of
dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
flowering plants in the
family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to
Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western
Indian Ocean (
Mauritius,
Comoros
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,
Réunion
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,
Rodrigues
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,
Socotra), a few are found in continental
Africa, and only six species occur in tropical
Southeast Asia. The formerly recognized genus ''Leroya'', containing two
species endemic to
Madagascar, ''L. madagascariensis'' and ''L. richardiae'', was sunk into synonymy with ''Pyrostria''.
Species
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Pyrostria affinis
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Robyns
Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns (1901-1986), known as Walter Robyns, was a Belgian botanist. His son, André Robyns (1935–2003), was also a botanist.
Biography
He received his doctorate in sciences at the University of Louvain. ) Bridson
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Pyrostria alaotrensis
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are ...
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Arènes ex Cavaco
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Pyrostria alluaudii
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are ...
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Arènes ex Cavaco
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Pyrostria ambongensis''
(Homolle ex Arènes) Razafim. Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria ampijoroensis''
(Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria amporoforensis''
Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria analamazaotrensis''
Arènes ex Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria andilanensis''
Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria andringitrensis''
(Cavaco) Kainulainen & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria angustifolia''
(A.Rich.
Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852).
Biography
Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Frenc ...
ex DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
) Kainulainen & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria anjouanensis''
Arènes ex Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria ankaranensis''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz, B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria ankazobeensis
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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Arènes ex Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria antsalovensis
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria antsirananensis
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria asosa''
(Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria bibracteata
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Baker
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History
Ancient history
Since grains ha ...
) Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria bispathacea
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
''
(Mildbr.) Bridson
* ''
Pyrostria breonii
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
''
(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.
Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on ...
) Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria brunnescens''
(Craib) Utteridge & A.P.Davis
* ''
Pyrostria capuronii''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria chapmanii
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
''
Bridson
* ''
Pyrostria cochinchinensis
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Pierre ex Pit.) Utteridge & A.P.Davis
* ''
Pyrostria commersonii
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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J.F.Gmel.
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, workplaces = University of GöttingenUniversity of Tübingen
, alma_mater = University of Tübingen
, doctoral_advisor = Philipp Friedrich GmelinFerdinand Christoph Oetinger
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* ''
Pyrostria cordifolia
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
''
A.Rich.
Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852).
Biography
Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Frenc ...
ex DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
* ''
Pyrostria elmeri''
(Merr.
Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through ...
) Arriola, Meve & Alejandro
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Pyrostria fasciculata''
Bojer ex Baker
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History
Ancient history
Since grains ha ...
* ''
Pyrostria ferruginea
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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Verdc.
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Pyrostria heliconioides''
Mouly
* ''
Pyrostria hystrix
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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( Bremek.) Bridson
* ''
Pyrostria inflata
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are ...
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(Cavaco) A.P.Davis
* ''
Pyrostria isomonensis''
(Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Govaerts
* ''
Pyrostria italyensis''
(Cavaco) A.P.Davis & Govaerts
* ''
Pyrostria ixorifolia
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Homolle ex Arènes) Razafim., Lantz, B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria lobulata
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
''
Bridson
* ''
Pyrostria longiflora
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria louvelii
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria macrophylla
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotr ...
''
A.Rich.
Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852).
Biography
Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Frenc ...
ex DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
* ''
Pyrostria madagascariensis
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
''
Lecomte
* ''
Pyrostria major
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
''
(A.Rich.
Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852).
Biography
Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Frenc ...
ex DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
) Kainulainen & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria mandrarensis''
(Cavaco) Kainulainen & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria media
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
''
(A.Rich.
Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852).
Biography
Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Frenc ...
ex DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
) Kainulainen & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria montana
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Arènes) Kainulainen & Razafim.
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Pyrostria neriifolia
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Homolle ex Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria obovatifolia
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Merr.) A.E.D.Wong, Magdaleno & Alejandro
* ''
Pyrostria oleifolia
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are ...
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(Homolle ex Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria oligophlebia
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are ...
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(Merr.) Pacia, Quiogue & Alejandro
* ''
Pyrostria orbicularis
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
''
A.Rich.
Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852).
Biography
Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Frenc ...
ex DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
* ''
Pyrostria pendula
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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Lantz, Klack. & Razafim.
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Pyrostria perrieri
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria phyllanthoidea''
(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.
Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on ...
) Bridson
* ''
Pyrostria pseudocommersonii''
Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria ramosii
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Merr.) Arriola, Parag. & Alejandro
* ''
Pyrostria revoluta
''Pyrostria revoluta'', formerly ''Scyphochlamys revoluta'', is a species of flowering plant in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae that lives on the island of Rodrigues.
Distribution and conservation
''Pyrostria revoluta'' is found on Rodrig ...
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(Balf.f.) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria richardiae
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria sambavensis
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria sarodranensis
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria serpentina''
Lantz, Klack. & Razafim.
* ''
Pyrostria socotrana
''Pyrostria socotrana'' is a species of flowering plant in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It is Endemism, endemic to the Socotra archipelago, which is part of Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
External ...
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(Radcl.-Sm.) Bridson
* ''
Pyrostria suarezensis''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria triflora
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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Arriola, Calaramo & Alejandro
* ''
Pyrostria tulearensis''
(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria urschii
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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Arènes ex Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria uzungwaensis
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
''
Bridson
* ''
Pyrostria variistipula
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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Arènes ex Cavaco
* ''
Pyrostria verdcourtii
''Pyrostria verdcourtii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a tree endemic to Madagascar. It was first described as ''Neoleroya verdcourtii'' in 1971 and placed in the monotypic genus ''Neoleroya''. In 2007 it was s ...
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(Cavaco) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer
* ''
Pyrostria viburnoides
''Pyrostria'' is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Madagascar, others occur on islands in the western Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros, Réunion, Rodrigues, Socotra), a few are foun ...
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(Baker
A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery.
History
Ancient history
Since grains ha ...
) Verdc.
References
External links
World Checklist of Rubiaceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3076901
Rubiaceae genera
Vanguerieae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Dioecious plants