Oxyanthus Explained

Oxyanthus is a genus of plant in family Rubiaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):

1. Oxyanthus barensis K. Krause ^[1]
2. Oxyanthus biflorus J.E. Burrows & S.M. Burrows, 2010 ^{[2] [1]} (Endangered) ^[3]
3. Oxyanthus bremekampii Cavaco ^[1]
4. Oxyanthus brevicaulis K. Krause ^[1]
5. Oxyanthus dubius De Wild. ^[1]
6. Oxyanthus formosus Hook. f. ex Planch. ^[1]
7. Oxyanthus goetzei K. Schum. ^[1]
8. Oxyanthus gracilis Hiern ^[1]
9. Oxyanthus haerdii Bridson ^[1]
10. Oxyanthus latifolius Sond. ^[1]
11. Oxyanthus laxiflorus K. Schum. ex Hutch. & Dalziel ^[1]
12. Oxyanthus ledermannii K. Krause ^[1]
13. Oxyanthus lepidus S. Moore ^[1]
14. Oxyanthus letouzeyanus Sonké ^[1]
15. Oxyanthus mayumbensis R.D. Good ^[1]
16. Oxyanthus montanus Sonké ^[1]
17. Oxyanthus nangensis K. Krause ^[1]
18. Oxyanthus okuensis Cheek & Sonké, 2000 ^[1] (Critically Endangered) ^[3]
19. Oxyanthus oliganthus K. Schum. ^[1]
20. Oxyanthus pallidus Hiern ^[1]
21. Oxyanthus pulcher K. Schum. ^[1]
22. Oxyanthus pyriformis (Hochst.) Skeels ^[1]
23. Oxyanthus querimbensis Klotzsch ^[1]
24. Oxyanthus racemosus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Keay ^[1]
25. Oxyanthus robbrechtianus Sonké, 1994 ^[1]
26. Oxyanthus schumannianus De Wild. & T. Durand ^[1]
27. Oxyanthus setosus Keay ^[1]
28. Oxyanthus smithii Hiern ^[1]
29. Oxyanthus speciosus DC. ^[1]
30. Oxyanthus subpunctatus (Hiern) Keay ^[1]
31. Oxyanthus troupinii Bridson ^[1]
32. Oxyanthus tubiflorus (Andr.) DC. ^[1]
33. Oxyanthus ugandensis Bridson ^[1]
34. Oxyanthus unilocularis Hiern ^[1]
35. Oxyanthus zanguebaricus (Hiern) Bridson ^[1]

The genus Oxyanthus was first described in 1807 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, a Swiss botanist.

Notes and References

1. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/3a29fbae09a337f3b5a679d5ce906879
2. http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=214360 Flora of Mozambique
3. http://globalspecies.org/ntaxa/2051930