Lagynias

Lagynias
Green fruit of Lagynas lasiantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribe:	Vanguerieae
Genus:	Lagynias E.Mey. ex Robyns
Type species
Lagynias lasiantha (Sond.) Bullock

Lagynias was a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae but is no longer recognized. In 2005, it was sunk into synonymy with Vangueria, based on a phylogenetic study of DNA sequences.[1]

Species

• Lagynias dryadum (S.Moore) Robyns
• Lagynias lasiantha (Sond.) Bullock
• Lagynias monteiroi (Oliv.) Bridson
• Lagynias pallidiflora Bullock
• Lagynias rufescens (E.A.Bruce) Verdc.

See also

• Cuviera

References

1. Lantz H, Bremer B (2005). "Phylogeny of the complex Vanguerieae (Rubiaceae) genera Fadogia, Rytigynia, and Vangueria with close relatives and a new circumscription of Vangueria". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 253 (1–4): 159–183. doi:10.1007/s00606-005-0313-9. S2CID 30867982.

External links

• World Checklist of Rubiaceae