Lamprothamnus

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|genus = Lamprothamnus

|parent_authority = Hiern (1877)

|species = zanguebaricus

|authority = Hiern (1877)

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Lamprothamnus zanguebaricus is a species of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It is the sole species in genus Lamprothamnus.{{cite web |title=Lamprothamnus Hiern {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:34805-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=16 May 2021 |language=en}} It is a shrub or tree native to eastern Africa, ranging from southern Somalia to Kenya and Tanzania.{{cite web |title=Lamprothamnus zanguebaricus Hiern {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:754869-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=27 April 2024|language=en}}