Keetia


Keetia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of climbers or scrambling shrubs, rarely small trees.

Distribution

The genus has a wide distribution area and occurs in tropical and southern Africa.

Taxonomy

It was originally described by Edwin Percy Phillips in 1926 and is named after J.D.M Keet, a South African forester and plant collector. The type species was Keetia transvaalensis, which received its name from the region it was first collected, but is now included in Keetia gueinzii.

Species

Keetia abouabou CheekKeetia acuminata BridsonKeetia angustifolia BridsonKeetia bakossiorum CheekKeetia bridsoniae JongkindKeetia carmichaelii BridsonKeetia cornelia BridsonKeetia ferruginea BridsonKeetia foetida BridsonKeetia futa CheekKeetia gracilis BridsonKeetia gueinzii BridsonKeetia hispida BridsonKeetia inaequilatera BridsonKeetia koritschoneri BridsonKeetia leucantha BridsonKeetia lukei BridsonKeetia lulandensis BridsonKeetia mannii BridsonKeetia molundensis BridsonKeetia multiflora BridsonKeetia namoyae O.Lachenaud & Q.LukeKeetia obovata JongkindKeetia ornata BridsonKeetia procteri BridsonKeetia purpurascens BridsonKeetia purseglovei BridsonKeetia ripae BridsonKeetia rubens BridsonKeetia rufivillosa BridsonKeetia rwandensis BridsonKeetia susu CheekKeetia tenuiflora BridsonKeetia venosa BridsonKeetia venosissima BridsonKeetia zanzibarica Bridson