Coptosapelta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical and subtropical Asia.[1] The genus has not been placed within a subfamily and is sister to the rest of Rubiaceae.[2]

Coptosapelta
Coptosapelta diffusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Tribe: Coptosapelteae
Genus: Coptosapelta
Korth.
Type species
Coptosapelta flavescens
Synonyms
  • Thysanospermum Champ. ex Benth.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Coptosapelta in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae".
  2. ^ Bremer B (2009). "A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96 (1): 4–26. doi:10.3417/2006197. S2CID 53378010.
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