African Plant Database


Pentas Benth.
Family : RUBIACEAE
Protologue : Bot. Mag. 70: t. 4086 (1844)
 
Species
More species (150)
 
Status
Status for MA : rejected (present), is synonym of : Phyllopentas (Verdc.) Kårehed & B. Bremer
Status for NA : accepted (present)
Status for SA : accepted (present)
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Neurocarpaea R. Br. (1814)
=Vignaldia A. Rich. (1848)
=Pentas subg. Phyllopentas Verdc. (1953)
=Phyllopentas (Verdc.) Kårehed & B. Bremer (2007)
=Pentas subg. Vignaldiopsis Verdc. (1953)

Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
  • Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 4: 193 (1997).
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under Catalogue de Madagascar
see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden
see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU
 
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Record n°193529 modified 2008-12-27
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