Psilostoma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
clade: | Angiosperms |
clade: | Eudicots |
clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Vanguerieae |
Genus: | Psilostoma Klotzsch ex Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Species: | P. cilliata |
Binomial name | |
Psilostoma cilliata Klotzsch ex Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Psilostoma was a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family but is no longer recognized. It was originally described in 1837. The genus contained only one species, i.e. Psilostoma cilliata, from South Africa. It was sunk into synonymy with Canthium.