Anthospermeae Explained

Anthospermeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains 208 species in 12 genera. Its representatives are found in the Southern Hemisphere, with the exception of the two species of the genus Phyllis.^[1] At least two genera, namely Coprosma and Galopina are anemophilous.^[2]

Genera

Currently accepted names^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

• Anthospermum L. (39 sp)
• Carpacoce Sond. (7 sp)
• Coprosma J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (110 sp)
• Durringtonia R.J.F.Hend. & Guymer (1 sp)
• Galopina Thunb. (4 sp)
• Leptostigma Arn. (7 sp)
• Nenax Gaertn. (9 sp)
• Nertera Banks ex Sol. (10 sp)
• Normandia Hook.f. (1 sp)
• Opercularia Gaertn. (17 sp)
• Phyllis L. (2 sp)
• Pomax Sol. ex DC. (1 sp)

Synonyms

• Ambraria Cruse = Nenax
• Ambraria Heist. ex Fabr. = Anthospermum
• Bupleuroides Moench = Phyllis
• Caprosma G.Don = Coprosma
• Corynula Hook.f. = Leptostigma
• Cryptospermum Young = Opercularia
• Cunina C.Gay = Nertera
• Erythrodanum Thouars = Nertera
• Eurynome DC. = Coprosma
• Gomozia Mutis ex L.f. = Nertera
• Lagotis E.Mey. = Carpacoce
• Marquisia A.Rich. ex DC. = Coprosma
• Nobula Adans. = Phyllis
• Oxyspermum Eckl. & Zeyh. = Galopina
• Pelaphia Banks & Sol. ex A.Cunn. = Coprosma
• Peratanthe Urb. = Nertera
• Rubioides Sol. ex Gaertn. = Opercularia

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Checklist of Rubiaceae. 13 April 2016.
2. Book: Ronse De Craene, Louis P.. 2010. Floral Diagrams: An Aid to Understanding Flower Morphology and Evolution. 319. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 9781139484558.
3. Bremer B. 2009. A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96. 4–26. 10.3417/2006197. 53378010.
4. Bremer B, Eriksson E. 2009. Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170. 6. 766–793. 10.1086/599077. 49332892.
5. Robbrecht E, Manen J-F. 2006. The major evolutionary lineages of the coffee family (Rubiaceae, angiosperms). Combined analysis (nDNA and cpDNA) to infer the position of Coptosapelta and Luculia, and supertree construction based on rbcL, rps16, trnL-trnF and atpB-rbcL data. A new classification in two subfamilies, Cinchonoideae and Rubioideae. Systematic Geography of Plants. 76. 85–146.