Pygmaeothamnus

Genus of flowering plants

Pygmaeothamnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
Genus: Pygmaeothamnus
Robyns
Type species
Pygmaeothamnus zeyheri
(Sond.) Robyns

Pygmaeothamnus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Walter Robyns in 1928 and originally held four species.[1] It is found in central and southern Africa.

Species

  • Pygmaeothamnus zeyheri (Sond.) Robyns

References

  1. ^ Robyns W (1928). "Tentamen monographiae Vanguerieae generumque affinium". Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'état Bruxelles. 11 (1): 1–359. doi:10.2307/3666476. JSTOR 3666476.
  • World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Taxon identifiers
Pygmaeothamnus