Xanthophytum

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}

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|taxon = Xanthophytum

|authority = Reinw. ex Blume

|type_species = Xanthophytum fruticulosum

|type_species_authority = Reinw. ex Blume

|synonyms =

• Paedicalyx Pierre ex Pit.
• Siderobombyx Bremek.
• Xanthophytopsis Pit.

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Xanthophytum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific.{{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Xanthophytum|title=Xanthophytum in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae|access-date=11 April 2014}}