Psilostoma

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Psilostoma
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.

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