Argostemmateae Explained

Argostemmateae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 215 species in 4 genera. Its representatives are found in tropical Africa, and tropical and subtropical Asia.^[1]

Genera

Currently accepted names^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

• Argostemma Wall. (163 sp)
• Leptomischus Drake^[5]
• Mouretia Pit. (4 sp)
• Mycetia Reinw. (45 sp)
• Neohymenopogon Bennet (3 sp)

Synonyms

• Adenosacme Wall. ex G.Don = Mycetia
• Argostemmella Ridl. = Argostemma
• Lawia Wight = Mycetia
• Pomangium Reinw. = Argostemma

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Checklist of Rubiaceae. 20 July 2012.
2. Bremer B. 2009. A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96. 4–26. 10.3417/2006197. 53378010.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Razafimandimbison . Sylvain G. . Rydin . Catarina . 2019 . Molecular-based assessments of tribal and generic limits and relationships in Rubiaceae (Gentianales): Polyphyly of Pomazoteae and paraphyly of Ophiorrhizeae and Ophiorrhiza . Taxon . 68 . 1 . 72–91 . 10.1002/tax.12023 . amp .