Sylvainia
| Sylvainia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | M.F.Romero & R.M.Salas |
| Species: | S. natalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sylvainia natalensis (Oliv.) M.F.Romero & R.M.Salas
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cephalanthus natalensis Oliv. (1881) (basionym) | |
Sylvainia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It includes a single species, Sylvainia natalensis, a scrambling shrub or tree native to eastern and southeastern Africa, ranging from southern Tanzania through Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Eswatini to Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Northern Provinces of South Africa.[1]
The species was first described as Cephalanthus natalensis in 1881 by Daniel Oliver. In 2023 María Florencia Romero and Roberto M. Salas placed the species in the new monotypic genus Sylvainia.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Sylvainia natalensis (Oliv.) M.F.Romero & R.M.Salas". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2025.