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Genus: Pentas Life
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Order: Gentianales > Family: Rubiaceae
Pentas lanceolata photographed in
Cape Town garden. |
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About
34 species, found in Africa, Arabian Peninsula and Madagascar, with 2
species in southern Africa.
Publications
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Verdcourt, B. 1953. A revision of certain
African genera of herbaceous Rubiaceae V - a revision of the genus Pentas
Bentham together with a key to related genera. Bulletin du Jardin
Botanique de l'Etat, à Bruxelles 23: 237-371.
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Verdcourt, B. 1989. Rubiaceae. Flora
Zambesiaca 5,1: 1-210.
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