''Xanthophytum'' is a
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of
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s in the
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Rubiaceae
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. The genus is found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific.
Species
* ''
Xanthophytum alopecurum''
Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum attopevense''
(Pierre ex Pit.) H.S.Lo
* ''
Xanthophytum balansae''
(Pit.) H.S.Lo
* ''
Xanthophytum borneense''
( Valeton) Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum brookei''
Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum bullatum''
Tange
* ''
Xanthophytum calycinum''
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& Hook.f.
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* ''
Xanthophytum capitatum
''Xanthophytum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific.
Species
* '' Xanthophytum alopecurum'' Axelius
* '' Xanthophytum attopevense'' (Pierre e ...
''
Valeton
* ''
Xanthophytum capitellatum''
Ridl.
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* ''
Xanthophytum cylindricum''
Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum ferrugineum''
(DC.
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) Merr.
* ''
Xanthophytum foliaceum''
Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum fruticulosum''
Reinw. ex Blume
* ''
Xanthophytum glabrum''
Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum glomeratum''
Valeton ex Bakh.f.
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* ''
Xanthophytum grandiflorum''
Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum grandifolium
''Xanthophytum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific.
Species
* '' Xanthophytum alopecurum'' Axelius
* '' Xanthophytum attopevense'' (Pierre e ...
''
Valeton ex Bakh.f.
Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr. (11 September 1911, Panjinangan, Sukabumi Regency, Java – 1 May 1987, Leiden) was a Dutch botanist.
He was the son of Djahini of Tjiampea and Dutch botanist Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brin ...
* ''
Xanthophytum involucratum''
Merr.
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* ''
Xanthophytum johannis-winkleri''
Merr.
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* ''
Xanthophytum kinabaluense''
( Bremek.) Tange
* ''
Xanthophytum kwangtungense''
(Chun & F.C.How) H.S.Lo
* ''
Xanthophytum longipedunculatum''
Merr.
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* ''
Xanthophytum magnisepalum''
Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum minus''
Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum nitens''
Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum olivaceum''
Merr.
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* ''
Xanthophytum papuanum''
Wernham
* ''
Xanthophytum polyanthum''
Pit.
* ''
Xanthophytum pubistylosum''
Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum semiorbiculare''
(Bakh.f.
Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr. (11 September 1911, Panjinangan, Sukabumi Regency, Java – 1 May 1987, Leiden) was a Dutch botanist.
He was the son of Djahini of Tjiampea and Dutch botanist Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brin ...
) Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum sessile''
Axelius
* ''
Xanthophytum setosum''
Axelius
References
Rubiaceae genera
Ophiorrhizeae
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