Rubiaceae

Psydrax Gaertn.

First published in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 125 (1788)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

St.Helena

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • A. Richard, Mém. Fam. Rubiac.: 110 (1830)
  • Bridson in Kew Bull. 40: 687–725 (1985)
  • De Candolle, Prodr. 4: 476 (1830), pro parte.
  • Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 125, t. 26, fig. 2 (1778).
  • in F.T.E.A., Rubiaceae: 892 (1991).
  • in Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 5: 190 (1834), pro parte.

Flora of Somalia

  • Bridson in Kew Bull. 40: 687–725 (1985).
  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Mém. Fam. Rub.: 110 (1830), pro parte
  • Bridson in K.B. 40: 687–725 (1985)
  • DC., Prodr. 4: 476 (1830), pro parte
  • Fruct. & Sem. 1: 125, t. 26/2 (1778)
  • in Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 5: 190 (1834), pro parte

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0