Sipaneeae

Sipaneeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 43 species in 10 genera. Its representatives are found from Central to Southern Tropical America.

Genera

Currently accepted names

• Chalepophyllum <small>Hook.f.</small> (1 sp) - Guyana, Venezuela
• Dendrosipanea <small>Ducke</small> (2 sp) - Southern Venezuela, Northern Brazil
• Limnosipanea <small>Hook.f.</small> (3 sp) - Panama to Southern Tropical America
• Maguireothamnus <small>Steyerm.</small> (2 sp) - Guyana, Venezuela (+ Northern Brazil?)
• Neblinathamnus <small>Steyerm.</small> (2 sp) - Venezuela, Northern Brazil
• Neobertiera <small>Wernham</small> (4 sp) - French Guiana, Guyana
• Pteridocalyx <small>Wernham</small> (2 sp) - Guyana
• Sipanea <small>Aubl.</small> (19 sp) - Trinidad to Central & Southern Tropical America
• Sipaneopsis <small>Steyerm.</small> (7 sp) - Colombia, Southern Venezuela, Northern Brazil
• Steyermarkia <small>Standl.</small> (1 sp) - South-Eastern Mexico, Guatemala

Synonyms

• Ptychodea <small>Willd. ex Cham. & Schltdl.</small> = Sipanea
• Sipania <small>Seem.</small> = Limnosipanea
• Virecta <small>L.f.</small> = Sipanea

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