Sericanthe

Sericanthe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical and subtropical Africa.^[1] The genus was described by Elmar Robbrecht in 1978 based on the species in Neorosea, except for the type species, Neorosea jasminiflora, which went to Tricalysia.^[2] Bacterial leaf nodules are found in most of the species and the endophytic bacteria have been identified as Burkholderia.^[3]

Sericanthe
Sericanthe andongensis subsp. legatii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Ixoroideae
Tribe:	Coffeeae
Genus:	Sericanthe Robbr.
Type species
Sericanthe odoratissima (K.Schum.) Robbr.

Species

• Sericanthe adamii (N.Hallé) Robbr.
• Sericanthe andongensis (Hiern) Robbr.
• Sericanthe auriculata (Keay) Robbr.
• Sericanthe burundensis Robbr.
• Sericanthe chevalieri (K.Krause) Robbr.
• Sericanthe chimanimaniensis Wursten & De Block
• Sericanthe gabonensis Sonké & Robbr.
• Sericanthe halleana Robbr.
• Sericanthe jacfelicis (N.Hallé) Robbr.
• Sericanthe leonardii (N.Hallé) Robbr.
• Sericanthe lowryana Sonké & Robbr.
• Sericanthe mpassa Sonké & Robbr.
• Sericanthe odoratissima (K.Schum.) Robbr.
• Sericanthe pellegrinii (N.Hallé) Robbr.
• Sericanthe petitii (N.Hallé) Robbr.
• Sericanthe rabia Sonké & Robbr.
• Sericanthe raynaliorum (N.Hallé) Robbr.
• Sericanthe roseoides (De Wild. & T.Durand) Robbr.
• Sericanthe suffruticosa (Hutch.) Robbr.
• Sericanthe testui (N.Hallé) Robbr.
• Sericanthe toupetou (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Robbr.
• Sericanthe trilocularis (Scott Elliot) Robbr.