Rhodopentas

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: Knoxieae
Genus: Rhodopentas
Species: R. bussei – R. parvifolia
Name

Rhodopentas Kårehed & B.Bremer, 2007.

Typus: R. parvifolia
(Hiern) Kårehed & B.Bremer

Synonyms

Homotypic
Pentas sect. Coccineae Verdc., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 23: 296. 1953.

References

Kårehed, J. & Bremer, B. 2007. The systematics of Knoxieae (Rubiaceae) — molecular data and their taxonomic consequences. Taxon 56(4): 1051–1076. DOI: 10.2307/25065904 JSTOR PDF. Reference page.

Rhodopentas is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

Its native range is Southern Ethiopia to Southern Tropical Africa.[1]

Species:[1]

Rhodopentas bussei (K.Krause) Kårehed & B.Bremer
Rhodopentas parvifolia (Hiern) Kårehed & B.Bremer

References

"Rhodopentas Kårehed & B.Bremer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.