Ophiorrhizeae 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 364
species
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in 4
genera. Its representatives are found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region.
Genera
Currently accepted names
* ''
Lerchea'' (10 sp.) -
China,
Vietnam
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,
Java
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,
Sumatra
* ''
Neurocalyx'' (5 sp.) -
India
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,
Sri Lanka
* ''
Ophiorrhiza'' (317 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region
* ''
Xanthophytum'' (32 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific region
Synonyms
* ''Codaria'' = ''
Lerchea''
* ''Hayataella'' = ''
Ophiorrhiza''
* ''Mitreola'' = ''
Ophiorrhiza''
* ''Mungos'' = ''
Ophiorrhiza''
* ''Notodontia'' = ''
Lerchea''
* ''Paedicalyx'' = ''
Xanthophytum''
* ''Polycycliska'' = ''
Lerchea''
* ''Siderobombyx'' = ''
Xanthophytum''
* ''Xanthophytopsis'' = ''
Xanthophytum''
References
Rubioideae tribes
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