VangueriopsisVangueriopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.DistributionThe genus is found in central and south tropical Africa.TaxonomyIt was originally described by Walter Robyns in 1928 and contained 18 species in two subgenera Brachyanthus and Rostranthus. Since then most of the species have been transferred to Vangueriella and currently only four species names remain valid.SpeciesVangueriopsis lanciflora RobynsVangueriopsis longiflora Verdc.Vangueriopsis rubiginosa RobynsVangueriopsis shimbaensis A.P.Davis & Q.Luke