Craterispermeae

Craterispermeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
clade:	Angiosperms
clade:	Eudicots
clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Rubioideae
Tribe:	Craterispermeae Benth.

Craterispermeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It only holds the genus Craterispermum that contains 16 species. Its representatives occur in tropical Africa, Seychelles, and Madagascar. The divergence time of the tribe is estimated at 34.8 million years ago.^[1]

Species

Craterispermeae is monogeneric and currently only contains the genus Craterispermum. It has 16 species and the type species is Craterispermum laurinum.

• Craterispermum angustifolium De Wild. & T.Durand
• Craterispermum aristatum Wernham
• Craterispermum caudatum Hutch.
• Craterispermum cerinanthum Hiern
• Craterispermum congolanum De Wild. & T.Durand
• Craterispermum dewevrei De Wild. & T.Durand
• Craterispermum goossensii De Wild.
• Craterispermum grumileoides K.Schum.
• Craterispermum inquisitorium Wernham
• Craterispermum laurinum (Poir.) Benth.
• Craterispermum ledermannii K.Krause
• Craterispermum longipedunculatum Verdc.
• Craterispermum microdon Baker
• Craterispermum montanum Hiern
• Craterispermum reticulatum De Wild.
• Craterispermum schweinfurthii Hiern

References

1. ^ Bremer B, Eriksson T (2009). "Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes". International Journal of Plant Sciences 170 (6): 766–793. 

External links

• World Checklist of Rubiaceae