Knoxieae

Knoxieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 131 species in 16 genera. Its representatives are found in Tropical and Southern Africa, the islands in the Western Indian Ocean, the Arabian Peninsula, Tropical and Subtropical Asia, and Northern Australia.

Genera

Currently accepted names

Batopedina Verdc. (3 sp) Carphalea Juss. (3 sp) Chamaepentas Bremek. (6 sp) Dirichletia Klotzsch (5 sp) Dolichopentas Kårehed & B.Bremer (4 sp) Knoxia L. (13 sp) Otiophora Zucc. (18 sp) Otomeria Benth. (8 sp) Paracarphalea Razafimandimbison, Ferm, B.Bremer & Kårehed (3 sp) Paraknoxia Bremek. (1 sp) Parapentas Bremek. (3 sp) Pentanisia Harv. (19 sp) Pentas Benth. (16 sp) Phyllopentas (Verdc.) Kårehed & B.Bremer (14 sp) Rhodopentas Kårehed & B.Bremer (2 sp) Triainolepis Hook.f. (13 sp)

Synonyms

Afroknoxia Verdc. = Knoxia

Baumannia K.Schum. = Knoxia

Calanda K.Schum. = Pentanisia

Chlorochorion Puff & Robbr. = Pentanisia

Cuncea Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don = Knoxia

Dentillaria Kuntze = Knoxia

Diotocarpus Hochst. = Pentanisia

Holocarpa Baker = Pentanisia

Mericocalyx Bamps = Otiophora

Neobaumannia Hutch. & Dalziel = Knoxia

Neopentanisia Verdc. = Pentanisia

Neurocarpaea R.Br. ex Hiern = Pentas

Neurocarpaea R.Br. = Pentas

Orthostemma Wall. ex Voigt = Pentas

Otocephalus Chiov. = Pentanisia

Paratriaina Bremek. = Triainolepis

Pentacarpaea Hiern = Pentanisia

Pentacarpus Post & Kuntze = Pentanisia

Placopoda Balf.f. = Dirichletia

Princea Dubard & Dop = Triainolepis

Tapinopentas Bremek. = Otomeria

Thyridocalyx Bremek. = Triainolepis

Vignaldia A.Rich. = Pentas

Vissadali Adans. = Knoxia

References

Rubioideae tribes