Crossopteryx

Crossopteryx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Ixoroideae
Tribe:	Crossopterygeae
Genus:	Crossopteryx Fenzl
Species:	C. febrifuga
Binomial name
*Crossopteryx febrifuga* (Afzel. ex G.Don) Benth.
Synonyms
Chomelia angolensis (Hiern) Kuntze Chomelia mossambicensis (Hiern) Kuntze Chomelia buchananii K.Schum. Crossopteryx africana Baill. Crossopteryx korschyana Fenzl (TYPE) Rondeletia africana T.Winterb. Rondeletia febrifuga Afzel. ex G.Don Tarenna angolensis Hiern Tarenna mossambicensis Hiern

Crossopteryx is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. The genus contains only one species, viz. Crossopteryx febrifuga, which is found in tropical and southern Africa.^[1]

References

↑ "Crossopteryx in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Crossopteryx&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Crossopteryx"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.

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