8308.020 Sericanthe Robbr.

NEOROSEA N. Hallé

Robbrecht, E. (1978) Sericanthe, a new African genus of Rubiaceae Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 48(1/2) 3-78

Description of the genus

Shrubs or small trees. Leaves usually deciduous, often dimorphic; domatia usually present; bacterial nodules usually present. Inflorescences axillary, solitary or few-flowered. Bracts and bracteoles cupular, arranged in a series of 2-4. Flowers 7-8-merous. Calyx covering the young corolla, splitting into lobes. Corolla white, salver-shaped. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit usually orange.

Worldwide: 15 species in tropical Africa

DRC: 2 taxa.

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SpeciesBotanical divisionsContent
leonardii (N.Hallé) Robbr. subsp. leonardii
suffruticosa (Hutch.) Robbr.  [NrEnd]XIDescription

Other sources of information about Sericanthe:

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Flora of Burundi: Sericanthe
Flora of Malawi: Sericanthe
Flora of Mozambique: Sericanthe
Flora of Rwanda: Sericanthe
Flora of Zambia: Sericanthe
Flora of Zimbabwe: Sericanthe

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sericanthe
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sericanthe
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sericanthe
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sericanthe
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Sericanthe
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sericanthe
JSTOR Plant Science: Sericanthe
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sericanthe
Plants of the World Online: Sericanthe
Tropicos: Sericanthe
Wikipedia: Sericanthe

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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Genus page: Sericanthe.
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