Empogona
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| Empogona | |
|---|---|
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| Jackal-coffee, E. lanceolata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Coffeeae |
| Genus: | Empogona Hook.f. |
| Type species | |
| Empogona kirkii | |
Empogona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar.[1][2] It was for a time deemed a subgenus[3] or section[4] of Tricalysia.
