Argocoffeopsis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Ixoroideae
Tribus: Coffeeae
Genus: Argocoffeopsis
Species: A. afzelii – A. eketensis – A. kivuensis – A. lemblinii – A. pulchella – A. rupestris – A. scandens – A. subcordata
Name

Argocoffeopsis Lebrun, Mém. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge, Sect. Sci. Nat. (8vo) 11(3): 55. (1941)

Type species: Argocoffeopsis subcordata (Hiern) Lebrun, Mém. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge, Sect. Sci. Nat. (8vo) 11(3): 61, t. 6. (1941)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Argocoffea (Pierre ex De Wild.) Lebrun, Mém. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge, Sect. Sci. Nat. (8vo) 11(3): 39. (1941) nom. inval.

References

Lebrun, J.P.A. 1941. Mémoires de l'Institut Royal Colonial Belge; Section des Sciences Naturelles et Médicales (8vo) 11(3): 55.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Argocoffeopsis. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 13.
Cheek, M., Alvarez-Aguirre, M.G., Grall, A., Sonké, B., Howes, M.J.R. & Larridon, I. 2018. Kupeantha (Coffeeae, Rubiaceae), a new genus from Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. PloS one 13(6), p.e0199324. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199324 Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Argocoffeopsis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Argocoffeopsis. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 13 2018.

Argocoffeopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical Africa.[1] They are lianas, climbing by means of horizontal or recurved lateral branches, or sometimes shrubs. Their papery bark is grey or brown and peeling off.[2]
Species

Argocoffeopsis afzelii (Hiern) Robbr.
Argocoffeopsis eketensis (Wernham) Robbr.
Argocoffeopsis kivuensis Robbr.
Argocoffeopsis lemblinii (A.Chev.) Robbr.
Argocoffeopsis pulchella (K.Schum.) Robbr.
Argocoffeopsis rupestris (Hiern) Robbr.
Argocoffeopsis scandens (K.Schum.) Robbr.
Argocoffeopsis subcordata (Hiern) Lebrun

References

POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
Robbrecht E (1981). "Studies in tropical African Rubiaceae (II)". Bulletin du Jardin botanique national de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België. 51 (3/4): 359–378. doi:10.2307/3668069.