Knoxieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 131 species in 16 genera. Its representatives are found in Tropical and Southern Africa, the islands in the Western Indian Ocean, the Arabian Peninsula, Tropical and Subtropical Asia, and Northern Australia.
Genera Currently accepted names
Batopedina Verdc. (3 sp) Carphalea Juss. (3 sp) Chamaepentas Bremek. (6 sp) Dirichletia Klotzsch (5 sp) Dolichopentas Kårehed & B.Bremer (4 sp) Knoxia L. (13 sp) Otiophora Zucc. (18 sp) Otomeria Benth. (8 sp) Paracarphalea Razafimandimbison, Ferm, B.Bremer & Kårehed (3 sp) Paraknoxia Bremek. (1 sp) Parapentas Bremek. (3 sp) Pentanisia Harv. (19 sp) Pentas Benth. (16 sp) Phyllopentas (Verdc.) Kårehed & B.Bremer (14 sp) Rhodopentas Kårehed & B.Bremer (2 sp) Triainolepis Hook.f. (13 sp)
Synonyms
Afroknoxia Verdc. = Knoxia Baumannia K.Schum. = Knoxia Calanda K.Schum. = Pentanisia Chlorochorion Puff & Robbr. = Pentanisia Cuncea Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don = Knoxia Dentillaria Kuntze = Knoxia Diotocarpus Hochst. = Pentanisia Holocarpa Baker = Pentanisia Mericocalyx Bamps = Otiophora Neobaumannia Hutch. & Dalziel = Knoxia Neopentanisia Verdc. = Pentanisia Neurocarpaea R.Br. ex Hiern = Pentas Neurocarpaea R.Br. = Pentas Orthostemma Wall. ex Voigt = Pentas Otocephalus Chiov. = Pentanisia Paratriaina Bremek. = Triainolepis Pentacarpaea Hiern = Pentanisia Pentacarpus Post & Kuntze = Pentanisia Placopoda Balf.f. = Dirichletia Princea Dubard & Dop = Triainolepis Tapinopentas Bremek. = Otomeria Thyridocalyx Bremek. = Triainolepis Vignaldia A.Rich. = Pentas Vissadali Adans. = Knoxia
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