''Razafimandimbisonia'' is a

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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 is endemic to

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Taxonomy

The genus ''

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'' was shown to be paraphyletic in a phylogenetic analysis of the tribe

Alberteae Alberteae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 18 species in 3 genera. Its representatives are found in tropical and southern Africa and in Madagascar. Genera Currently accepted names * ''Alberta'' E.Mey. ...

. The type species ''

Alberta magna ''Alberta'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most species have been transferred to the genus '' Razafimandimbisonia'', except for the type species ''Alberta magna''. It is native to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa an ...

'' is set apart from the Malagasy ''Alberta'' species. A new genus, ''Razafimandimbisonia'', was proposed to accommodate these Malagasy species. It is named in honour of the botanist Sylvain G. Razafimandimbison.

Species

*'' Razafimandimbisonia humblotii'' (

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) Kainul. & B.Bremer *'' Razafimandimbisonia minor'' (

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) Kainul. & B.Bremer *'' Razafimandimbisonia orientalis'' (Homolle ex Cavaco) Kainul. & B.Bremer *''

Razafimandimbisonia regalis ''Razafimandimbisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Taxonomy The genus ''Alberta'' was shown to be paraphyletic in a phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Alberteae. The type species ''Albe ...

'' (Puff & Robbr.) Kainul. & B.Bremer *'' Razafimandimbisonia sambiranensis'' (Homolle ex Cavaco) Kainul. & B.Bremer

References

External links

World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera Alberteae Taxa named by Birgitta Bremer {{Ixoroideae-stub