Craterispermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 16 species that occur in tropical Africa and Seychelles. It is the only genus in the tribe Craterispermeae, of which the divergence time is estimated at 34.8 million years ago.
Species
The following species are recognized as of May 2014:
- Craterispermum angustifolium <small>De Wild. & T.Durand</small> - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Craterispermum aristatum <small>Wernham</small> - Nigeria, Cameroon
- Craterispermum caudatum <small>Hutch.</small> -Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Cameroon
- Craterispermum cerinanthum <small>Hiern</small> - Benin, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Togo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Zaire, Angola
- Craterispermum congolanum <small>De Wild. & T.Durand</small> - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Craterispermum dewevrei <small>De Wild. & T.Durand</small> - Gabon, Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Craterispermum goossensii <small>De Wild.</small> - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Craterispermum grumileoides <small>K.Schum.</small> - Angola
- Craterispermum inquisitorium <small>Wernham</small> - Gabon, Cabinda, Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Craterispermum laurinum <small>(Poir.) Benth.</small> - Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon
- Craterispermum ledermannii <small>K.Krause</small> - Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
- Craterispermum longipedunculatum <small>Verdc.</small> - Tanzania
- Craterispermum microdon <small>Baker</small> - Seychelles
- Craterispermum montanum <small>Hiern</small> - Gulf of Guinea Islands
- Craterispermum parvifolium <small>Taedoumg & Sonké</small> - Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
- Craterispermum reticulatum <small>De Wild.</small> - Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Craterispermum robbrechtianum <small>Taedoumg & Sonké</small> - Cameroon, Gabon
- Craterispermum schweinfurthii <small>Hiern</small> - Nigeria, Burundi, Central African Republic, Gabon, Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo), Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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