Valantia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Macaronesia to western Asia and northeastern tropical Africa.[1]

Valantia
Valantia deltoidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Rubieae
Genus: Valantia
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Type species
Valantia muralis
Synonyms
  • Meionandra Gauba
  • Vaillantia Hoffm.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Valantia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 19 April 2017.