- Source: Ophiorrhizeae
Ophiorrhizeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 364 species in 4 genera. Its representatives are found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region.
Genera
Currently accepted names
Lerchea L. (10 sp.) - China, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra
Neurocalyx Hook. (5 sp.) - India, Sri Lanka
Ophiorrhiza L. (317 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region
Xanthophytum Reinw. ex Blume (32 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific region
Synonyms
Codaria Kuntze = Lerchea
Hayataella Masam. = Ophiorrhiza
Mitreola Boehm. = Ophiorrhiza
Mungos Adans. = Ophiorrhiza
Notodontia Pierre ex Pit. = Lerchea
Paedicalyx Pierre ex Pit. = Xanthophytum
Polycycliska Ridl. = Lerchea
Siderobombyx Bremek. = Xanthophytum
Xanthophytopsis Pit. = Xanthophytum