Hymenodictyeae is a
tribe
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
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and contains about 25
species
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in two
genera. The representatives of the genus ''
Hymenodictyon'' are found in tropical and southern Africa,
Madagascar
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, to tropical Asia and
China (
Yunnan
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). The two species of ''
Paracorynanthe'' are restricted to Madagascar.
Genera
Currently accepted names:
* ''
Hymenodictyon''
Wall. (23 spp.)
* ''
Paracorynanthe''
Capuron (2 spp.)
Synonyms:
* ''Benteca''
Adans. = ''
Hymenodictyon''
* ''Kurria''
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 H ...
& Steud.
Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel (30 May 1783 – 12 May 1856) was a German physician and an authority on grasses.
Biography
Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel was born at Esslingen am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg.
He was educated at the University of Tübi ...
= ''
Hymenodictyon''
References
External links
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Cinchonoideae tribes
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