Crossopteryx

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}

{{Speciesbox

|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

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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}}

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