Sabiceeae | |
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Sabicea panamensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Sabiceeae Bremek. |
Type genus | |
Sabicea | |
Synonyms | |
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Sabiceeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 164 species in 7 genera. Its representatives are found in tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and from Mexico to tropical America.[1] The genus Sabicea is one of the rare genera in Rubiaceae that occurs both in tropical Africa and tropical America.