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Sericanthe

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Sericanthe
Sericanthe andongensis subsp. legatii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Coffeeae
Genus: Sericanthe
Robbr.
Type species
Sericanthe odoratissima

Sericanthe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical and subtropical Africa.[1] The genus was described by Elmar Robbrecht in 1978 based on the species in Neorosea, except for the type species, Neorosea jasminiflora, which went to Tricalysia.[2] Bacterial leaf nodules are found in most of the species and the endophytic bacteria have been identified as Burkholderia.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  2. ^ Robbrecht E (1978). "Sericanthe, a new African genus of Rubiaceae (Coffeeae)". Bulletin du Jardin botanique national de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België. 48 (1/2): 3–78. doi:10.2307/3667918. JSTOR 3667918.
  3. ^ Lemaire B, Robbrecht E, Van Wyk B, Van Oevelen S, Verstraete B, Prinsen E, Smets E, Dessein S (2011). "Identification, origin, and evolution of leaf nodulating symbionts of Sericanthe (Rubiaceae)". Journal of Microbiology. 49 (6): 935–941. doi:10.1007/s12275-011-1163-5. hdl:2263/18344. PMID 22203556. S2CID 7508103.