Sphinctanthus
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| Sphinctanthus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Gardenieae |
| Genus: | Sphinctanthus Benth.[1] |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conosiphon Poepp. | |
Sphinctanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America.[2] It is in a clade with Rosenbergiodendron and Tocoyena.[3]