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Family:
Loganiaceae (strychnine family) Life
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Order: Gentianales
Worldwide there are 29 genera and about 600 species in this
family. The only genus native to southern Africa is
Strychnos, sometimes placed, together with two other genera, in a
separate family, the Strychnaceae.
Genera native to southern Africa
Strychnos
About 190 species wordwide, distributed in tropical and
subtropical regions, with 17 species native to southern Africa. |
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The following genera have moved from Loganiaceae:
has moved to
Gentianaceae.
Buddleja and
Gomphostigma have
moved to
Scrophulariaceae.
Nuxia has moved to
Stilbaceae.
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