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]
Argocoffeopsis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Coffeeae |
Genus: | Argocoffeopsis Lebrun |
Type species | |
Argocoffeopsis subcordata Hiern) Lebrun
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Synonyms | |
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Species
edit- 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
edit- ^ POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. 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. JSTOR 3668069.