Ophiorrhizeae
Tribe of plants
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Ophiorrhizeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 364 species in 4 genera. Its representatives are found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region.[1]
| Ophiorrhizeae | |
|---|---|
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| Ophiorrhiza mungos | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Ophiorrhizeae Bremek. ex Verdc. |
| Type genus | |
| Ophiorrhiza | |
Genera
Currently accepted names[1][2][3][4]
- Lerchea L. (10 sp.) - China, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra
- Neurocalyx Hook. (5 sp.) - India, Sri Lanka
- Ophiorrhiza L. (317 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region
- Xanthophytum Reinw. ex Blume (32 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific region
Synonyms
- Codaria Kuntze = Lerchea
- Hayataella Masam. = Ophiorrhiza
- Mitreola Boehm. = Ophiorrhiza
- Mungos Adans. = Ophiorrhiza
- Notodontia Pierre ex Pit. = Lerchea
- Paedicalyx Pierre ex Pit. = Xanthophytum
- Polycycliska Ridl. = Lerchea
- Siderobombyx Bremek. = Xanthophytum
- Xanthophytopsis Pit. = Xanthophytum
