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Atractogyne

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Atractogyne
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Sherbournieae
Genus: Atractogyne
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Type species
Atractogyne gabonii
Synonyms
  • Afrohamelia Wernham

Atractogyne is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in western and western-central tropical Africa.[1][2]

Species

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Two species are currently recognised:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Atractogyne in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre. 1896. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 2: 1262.
  3. ^ Hutchinson, John & Dalziel, John McEwan. 1931. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2:98 Atractogyne bracteata
  4. ^ Wernham, Herbert Fuller. 1913. Catalogue of the plants collected by Mr. & Mrs. P.A. Talbot in the Oban district South Nigeria p 44, Afrohamelia bracteata
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