''Vangueriella'' 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.
Taxonomy
It was originally described in 1987 by
Bernard Verdcourt
Bernard Verdcourt (20 January 1925 – 25 October 2011) was a biologist and taxonomist, most widely known as a botanist and latterly an honorary research fellow at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London. Prior to coming to Kew in 1964, he ...
who transferred species from the ''
Vangueriopsis
''Vangueriopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.
Distribution
The genus is found in central and south tropical Africa ( D.R.Congo to Tanzania and South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa ...
'' subgenus ''Brachyanthus'' to the newly erected genus. The genus has two sections, ''V''. sect. ''Vangueriella'' and ''V''. sect. ''Stenosepalae'', with the type species ''
Vangueriella laxiflora'' and ''
Vangueriella spinosa'' respectively.
No changes to the taxonomy have been made since then.
Species
''Vangueriella'' section ''Vangueriella''
* ''
Vangueriella chlorantha''
(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 ...
) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella discolor''
(Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella laxiflora''
(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 ...
) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella letestui''
Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella nigerica''
( Robyns) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella nigricans''
( Robyns) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella olacifolia''
( Robyns) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella vanguerioides''
( Hiern) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella zenkeri''
Verdc.
''Vangueriella'' section ''Stenosepalae''
* ''
Vangueriella campylacantha''
(Mildbr.) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella georgesii''
Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella glabrescens''
( Robyns) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella orthacantha''
(Mildbr.) Bridson & Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella rhamnoides''
( Hiern) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella rufa''
( Robyns) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella sapinii''
( De Wild.) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella soyauxii''
(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 ...
) Verdc.
* ''
Vangueriella spinosa''
( Schumach. & Thonn.) Verdc.
References
External links
World Checklist of Rubiaceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7914868
Rubiaceae genera
Vanguerieae