Amphiasma

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Spermacoceae
Genus: Amphiasma
Species: A. benguellense – A. divaricatum – A. luzuloides – A. merenskyanum – A. micranthum – A. redheadii – A. robijnsii
Name

Amphiasma Bremek., Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2): 168. (1952)

Type species: Amphiasma luzuloides (K.Schum.) Bremek., Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 48(2): 170. (1952)

References

Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1952. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde, Sectie 2, 48(2): 168.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Amphiasma. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 28.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amphiasma in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amphiasma. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 28 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Amphiasma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 28.

Amphiasma is a genus of 7 species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Cornelis Bremekamp in 1952. The genus is found from southern Tanzania to Namibia.[1]
Species

Amphiasma benguellense (Hiern) Bremek. - Angola, Namibia
Amphiasma divaricatum (Engl.) Bremek. - Namibia
Amphiasma luzuloides (K.Schum.) Bremek. - Tanzania, Malawi
Amphiasma merenskyanum Bremek. - Angola, Namibia
Amphiasma micranthum (Chiov.) Bremek. - Angola
Amphiasma redheadii Bremek. - Zambia
Amphiasma robijnsii Bremek. - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa)

References

"Amphiasma in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 27 November 2011.