| Retiniphyllum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Retiniphylleae |
| Genus: | Retiniphyllum Humb. & Bonpl. |
| Type species | |
| Retiniphyllum secundiflorum | |
| Synonyms | |
Retiniphyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains 20 species.[1] It is the only genus in the tribe Retiniphylleae. The representatives are shrubs or small trees that grow in white sand soils in tropical South America. They are mainly distributed in the Guayana Region (Venezuela) but also occur in the Amazon Basin, the eastern Andes and central and eastern Brasil.[2]
- ^ "Retiniphyllum in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Cortés-B R, Delprete PG, Motley TJ (2009). "Phylogenetic placement of the tribe Retiniphylleae among the subfamily Ixoroideae (Rubiaceae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96 (1): 61–67. doi:10.3417/2006198. S2CID 85060542.