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Fadogia
Sign in to saveFadogia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genera Rytigynia and Fadogia form a strongly supported clade but neither of these genera is monophyletic.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 125
- With media
- 96
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Collections
- A, MO, B, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Central African Republic, Guinea, Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, Cameroon, Benin
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- Fadogia
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- Fadogia
- taxon author citation
- Schweinf.
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Fadogia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genera Rytigynia and Fadogia form a strongly supported clade but neither of these genera is monophyletic.
==Distribution== Fadogia is found in Tropical Africa. F. cienkowskii and F. tetraquetra have the largest distribution and occur from Guinea to the Transvaal province. F. ancylantha and F. erythrophloea are also found in many African countries, but they don't occur so far south. The countries with the highest number of species are Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, and Central African Republic.
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