Mitriostigma

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: Sherbournieae
Genus: Mitriostigma
Species: M. axillare – M. barteri – M. greenwayi – M. monocaule – M. usambarense
Name

Mitriostigma Hochst., 1842.

Typus: M. axillare
Hochst.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands.
East Tropical Africa
Kenya, Tanzania.
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique.
Southern Africa
Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Hochstetter, C.F.F. 1842. Flora 25: 235.
Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996-. Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2010 Dec 15 [1].

Mitriostigma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are five species all native to Southern Africa.[1]

Species:[1]

Mitriostigma axillare Hochst.
Mitriostigma barteri Hook.f. ex Hiern
Mitriostigma greenwayi Bridson
Mitriostigma monocaule Sonké & Dessein
Mitriostigma usambarense Verdc.

References
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Sonké, B., Simo, M., & Dessein, S. (2009). Synopsis of the genus Mitriostigma (Rubiaceae) with a new monocaulous species from south Cameroon. Nordic Journal of Botany, 27(4), 305-312.