Urophylleae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains 237 species in 6 genera. Its representatives are found in the tropics.
Genera Currently accepted names Amphidasya Standl. (13 sp) - Central and Southern Tropical America Antherostele Bremek. (5 sp) - Philippines Pauridiantha Hook.f. (50 sp) - Tropical Africa and Madagascar Praravinia Korth. (49 sp) - Malesia Raritebe Wernham (1 sp) - Central America to Peru Rhaphidura Bremek.Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Rubiaceae Genera". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 21 March 2023. (1 sp.) – Borneo Urophyllum Jack ex Wall. (119 sp) - Southern China to Tropical Asia
Synonyms
Aulacodiscus Hook.f. = Urophyllum Axanthes Blume = Urophyllum Axanthopsis Korth. = Urophyllum Commitheca Bremek. = Pauridiantha Cymelonema C.Pres. = Urophyllum Dukea Dwyer = Raritebe Maschalanthe Blume = Urophyllum Maschalocorymbus Bremek. = Urophyllum Pamplethantha Bremek. = Pauridiantha Paravinia Hassk. = Praravinia Pittierothamnus Steyerm. = Amphidasya Pleiocarpidia K.Schum. = Urophyllum Poecilocalyx Bremek. = Pauridiantha Pravinaria Bremek. = Urophyllum Stelechantha Bremek. = Pauridiantha Wallichia Reinw. ex Blume = Urophyllum Williamsia Merr. = Praravinia
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