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Genus: Canthium
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Order: Gentianales > Family: Rubiaceae
About 52 species, found in tropical
areas of the Old World, with 13 species native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique. Note that a number of species once placed under Canthium,
are now placed in the genus Afrocanthium.
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Canthium armatum
[= Plectroniella armata] |
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Canthium ciliatum |
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Canthium glaucum |
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Canthium inerme (Common
turkey-berry) See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Canthium kuntzeanum |
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Canthium ngonii Recorded
from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
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Canthium oligocarpum (Chimanimani canthium)
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Canthium pseudorandii
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Canthium racemulosum
Recorded from Zimbabwe. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Canthium setiflorum |
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Canthium spinosum |
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Canthium suberosum |
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Canthium vanwykii |
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Publications
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Bridson, D.M. 1992. The genus Canthium (Rubiaceae
- Vanguerieae) in tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 47: 355-403.
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Bridson, D.M. 1998. Rubiaceae. Flora Zambesiaca 5,2: 211-377.
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Verdcourt, B. & Bridson, D.M. 1991. Flora
of Tropical East Africa. Rubiaceae (part 3): 1-956.
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