Crossopteryx
{{Short description|Genus of plants}}
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|image = Crossopteryx febrifuga06.jpg
|image_caption = Crossopteryx febrifuga - Northern Transvaal, South Africa
|display_parents = 3
|genus = Crossopteryx
|parent_authority = Fenzl
|species = febrifuga
|authority = (Afzel. ex G.Don) Benth.
|synonyms = *Chomelia angolensis (Hiern) Kuntze
- Chomelia mossambicensis (Hiern) Kuntze
- Chomelia buchananii K.Schum.
- Crossopteryx africana Baill.
- Crossopteryx korschyana Fenzl (TYPE)
- Rondeletia africana T.Winterb.
- Rondeletia febrifuga Afzel. ex G.Don
- Tarenna angolensis Hiern
- Tarenna mossambicensis Hiern
}}
Crossopteryx is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Crossopteryx febrifuga, which is found in tropical and southern Africa.{{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Crossopteryx|title=Crossopteryx in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae|accessdate=17 June 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Crossopteryx Crossopteryx in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae]
- {{AfricanPlants|Crossopteryx}}
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Category:Monotypic Rubiaceae genera
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