Lagynias

Lagynias was a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae but is no longer recognized. In 2005, it was sunk into synonymy with Vangueria, based on a phylogenetic study of DNA sequences.[1]

Lagynias
Green fruit of Lagynas lasiantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
Genus: Lagynias
E.Mey. ex Robyns
Type species
Lagynias lasiantha
(Sond.) Bullock

Species

  • Lagynias dryadum (S.Moore) Robyns
  • Lagynias lasiantha (Sond.) Bullock
  • Lagynias monteiroi (Oliv.) Bridson
  • Lagynias pallidiflora Bullock
  • Lagynias rufescens (E.A.Bruce) Verdc.

See also

References

  1. Lantz H, Bremer B (2005). "Phylogeny of the complex Vanguerieae (Rubiaceae) genera Fadogia, Rytigynia, and Vangueria with close relatives and a new circumscription of Vangueria". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 253: 159–183. doi:10.1007/s00606-005-0313-9.


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