Anthocleista
Anthocleista grandiflora Forest Fever Tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Gentianaceae Genus: Anthocleista
Species
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Anthocleista is a genus of tree- and shrub-like tropical gentians in the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), tribe Potalieae, subtribe Potaliinae. There are about 50 species in the genus Anthocleista, native mainly to tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands. Anthocleista was once placed under the family Loganiaceae, but more recent molecular, morphological, and phytochemical evidence has placed the group well within the Gentianaceae.

Species in this genus include:

• Anthocleista amplexicaulis Baker
• Anthocleista djalonesis A. chev.
• Anthocleista exelliana Th. Monod
• Anthocleista grandiflora
• Anthocleista keniensis
• Anthocleista liebrechstiana
• Anthocleista madagascariensis
• Anthocleista nobilis
• Anthocleista procera
• Anthocleista rhizophoroides Baker
• Anthocleista scandens
• Anthocleista schweinfurthii
• Anthocleista vogelii
• Anthocleista zambesiaca

References

• Gentian Research Network (http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~struwe/gentnet/index.htm)