Dentella

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Dentella pulvinata.jpg

|image_caption = Dentella pulvinata

|display_parents = 2

|taxon = Dentella

|authority = J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

|type_species = Dentella repens

|type_species_authority = (L.) J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

|synonyms = *Heymia Dennst.

• Lippaya Endl.

}}

Dentella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most species genus are endemic to Australia, with one species also extending through southeast Asia to subtropical Asia and the southwestern Pacific.{{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Dentella|title=Dentella in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae|accessdate=17 June 2014}}