Cremaspora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is the only genus in the tribe Cremasporeae. It was described by George Bentham in 1849.George Bentham. 1849. Niger Flora, or, An enumeration of the plants of western tropical Africa, collected by the late Dr. Theodore Vogel, botanist to the voyage of the expedition sent by Her Britannic Majesty to the river Niger in 1841, under the command of Capt. H. D. Trotter, R.N., &c., p 412 The genus is widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Mozambique and Zimbabwe, in addition to Madagascar, Comoros, and Cape Verde. There are, however, only two currently recognized species.
Species Cremaspora thomsonii Hiern - Nigeria, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon Cremaspora triflora (Thonn.) K.Schum. Cremaspora triflora subsp. comorensis (Baill.) Verdc. - Comoros, Madagascar Cremaspora triflora subsp. confluens (K.Schum.) Verdc. - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique Cremaspora triflora subsp. triflora - Cape Verde, tropical Africa
References
External links Cremaspora in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae