''Vangueria'' is a genus 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
Rubiaceae. The genus is named for , as ''
V. madagascariensis'' is known in
Malagasy.
Distribution
The genus contains over 50 species distributed in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
south of the
Sahara
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with one species occurring in
Madagascar
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(''
V. madagascariensis''). The centre of diversity is in East Africa (
Kenya
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Tanzania
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) and they are rare in West Africa.
Bacterial leaf symbiosis
Endophytic bacteria are housed in the intercellular space of the leaf
mesophyll tissue. The presence of these bacteria can only be microscopically ascertained. The bacteria are identified as ''
Burkholderia'', which is a genus that is also found in the leaves of other Rubiaceae species.
The hypothesis is that these endophytic bacteria provide chemical protection against insect herbivory.
Gousiekte
Several ''Vangueria'' species - ''
V. latifolia'', ''
V. pygmaea'', ''
V. thamnus'' - are known to cause , a cardiotoxicosis of ruminants characterised by heart failure four to eight weeks after ingestion of certain rubiaceous plants.
Species
* ''
Vangueria agrestis''
(Schweinf.
Georg August Schweinfurth (29 December 1836 – 19 September 1925) was a Baltic German botanist and ethnologist who explored East Central Africa.
Life and explorations
He was born at Riga, Latvia, then part of the Russian Empire. He was ...
ex Hiern.) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria albosetulosa''
(Verdc.) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria apiculata''
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 ...
* ''
Vangueria bicolor
''Vangueria bicolor'' is a species of flowering plant 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 withi ...
''
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 ...
* ''
Vangueria bowkeri''
( Robyns) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria burnettii
''Vangueria burnettii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to southern Tanzania and Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern ...
''
(Tennant) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria burttii
''Vangueria burttii'' is a species of flowering plant in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It is endemism, endemic to Tanzania. It was described by Bernard Verdcourt in 1981 and is named after the English botanist Brian Burtt.
References
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(Verdc.) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria chariensis''
A.Chev. ex Robyns
* ''
Vangueria cinerascens''
(Welw.
Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch (25 February 1806 – 20 October 1872) was an Austrian explorer and botanist who in Angola was the first European to describe the plant ''Welwitschia mirabilis''. His report received wide attention among the bo ...
ex Hiern.) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria cinnamomea''
Dinter
* ''
Vangueria cistifolia''
(Welw.
Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch (25 February 1806 – 20 October 1872) was an Austrian explorer and botanist who in Angola was the first European to describe the plant ''Welwitschia mirabilis''. His report received wide attention among the bo ...
ex Hiern.) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria coerulea''
( Robyns) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria cyanescens''
Robyns
* ''
Vangueria discolor''
( De Wild.) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria domatiosa''
J.E.Burrows
* ''
Vangueria dryadum''
S.Moore
* ''
Vangueria esculenta''
S.Moore
* ''
Vangueria ferruginea''
(Welw.
Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch (25 February 1806 – 20 October 1872) was an Austrian explorer and botanist who in Angola was the first European to describe the plant ''Welwitschia mirabilis''. His report received wide attention among the bo ...
) ined.
* ''
Vangueria fulva''
( Robyns) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria fuscosetulosa''
(Verdc.) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria gillettii''
(Tennant) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria glabrata''
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 ...
* ''
Vangueria gossweileri''
( Robyns) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria induta''
(Bullock) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria infausta''
Burchell
* ''
Vangueria kerstingii''
Robyns
* ''
Vangueria lasiantha
''Vangueria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is named for , as ''Vangueria madagascariensis, V. madagascariensis'' is known in Malagasy language, Malagasy.
Distribution
The genus contains over 50 species distri ...
''
( Sond.) Sond.
* ''
Vangueria latifolia''
( Sond.) Sond.
* ''
Vangueria loranthifolia''
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 ...
* ''
Vangueria macrocalyx''
Sond.
* ''
Vangueria madagascariensis''
J.F.Gmel.
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* ''
Vangueria micropyren''
(Verdc.) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria mollis''
( Robyns) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria monteiroi''
(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 ...
) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria obtusifolia''
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 ...
* ''
Vangueria pachyantha''
( Robyns) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria pallidiflora''
(Bullock) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria parvifolia
''Vangueria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is named for , as '' V. madagascariensis'' is known in Malagasy.
Distribution
The genus contains over 50 species distributed in Africa south of the Sahara with one ...
''
Sond.
* ''
Vangueria praecox''
Verdc.
* ''
Vangueria proschii''
Briq
* ''
Vangueria psammophila''
(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 ...
) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria pygmaea''
Schltr.
Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (16 October 1872 – 16 November 1925) was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids.
He went on botanical expeditions in Africa, Indonesia, New Guinea, South and Central America a ...
* ''
Vangueria quarrei''
( Robyns) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria randii
''Vangueria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is named for , as '' V. madagascariensis'' is known in Malagasy.
Distribution
The genus contains over 50 species distributed in Africa south of the Sahara with one ...
''
S.Moore
* ''
Vangueria rhodesiaca''
(Tennant) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria rufescens''
(E.A.Bruce) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria schliebenii''
(Verdc.) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria schumanniana
''Vangueria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is named for , as ''Vangueria madagascariensis, V. madagascariensis'' is known in Malagasy language, Malagasy.
Distribution
The genus contains over 50 species distri ...
''
( Robyns) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria senegalensis''
Benth.
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ex Hiern
* ''
Vangueria silvicola''
O.Lachenaud
* ''
Vangueria solitariiflora''
(Verdc.) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria soutpansbergensis''
N.Hahn
* ''
Vangueria thamnus
''Vangueria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is named for , as '' V. madagascariensis'' is known in Malagasy.
Distribution
The genus contains over 50 species distributed in Africa south of the Sahara with one ...
''
( Robyns) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria triflora''
( Robyns) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria venosa''
(Hochst.
Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (16 February 1787 – 20 February 1860) was a German botanist and Protestant minister.
Biography
Hochstetter was born in Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg. He was the father of geologist Ferdinand Hoc ...
) Sond.
* ''
Vangueria verticillata''
( Robyns) Lantz
* ''
Vangueria vestita''
( Robyns) ined.
* ''
Vangueria volkensii''
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 ...
References
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Rubiaceae genera
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