Anthocleista is a genus of tree- and shrub-like tropical gentians in the Gentian

Gentianaceae

Gentianaceae are a family of flowering plants of 87 genera and over 1500 species. Flowers are actinomorphic and bisexual with fused sepals and petals. The stamens are attached to the inside of the petals and alternate with the corolla lobes. There is a glandular disk at the base of the gynoecium,...

 family (Gentianaceae

Gentianaceae

Gentianaceae are a family of flowering plants of 87 genera and over 1500 species. Flowers are actinomorphic and bisexual with fused sepals and petals. The stamens are attached to the inside of the petals and alternate with the corolla lobes. There is a glandular disk at the base of the gynoecium,...

), tribe Potalieae, subtribe Potaliinae. There are about 50 species in the genus Anthocleista, native mainly to tropical Africa

Africa

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, Madagascar

Madagascar

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 and the Mascarene Islands

Mascarene Islands

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. Anthocleista was once placed under the family Loganiaceae

Loganiaceae

Loganiaceae are a family of flowering plants classified in order Gentianales. The family includes 13 genera, distributed around the world's tropics.Earlier treatments of the family have included up to 29 genera...

, but more recent molecular, morphological, and phytochemical evidence has placed the group well within the Gentianaceae

Gentianaceae

Gentianaceae are a family of flowering plants of 87 genera and over 1500 species. Flowers are actinomorphic and bisexual with fused sepals and petals. The stamens are attached to the inside of the petals and alternate with the corolla lobes. There is a glandular disk at the base of the gynoecium,...

.

Species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 in this genus include:

• Anthocleista amplexicaulis Baker
• Anthocleista djalonesis A. chev.
• Anthocleista exelliana Th. Monod
• Anthocleista grandiflora
  Anthocleista grandiflora
  Anthocleista grandiflora, commonly known as the Forest fever tree , is a member of the family Gentianaceae. It is a tall, slender tree up to 30m with a preference for forests in high rainfall areas. The leaves are very large, up to 100cm x 50cm, and in terminal clusters....
  
  
• Anthocleista keniensis
• Anthocleista liebrechstiana
• Anthocleista madagascariensis
• Anthocleista nobilis
• Anthocleista procera
• Anthocleista rhizophoroides Baker
• Anthocleista scandens
  Anthocleista scandens
  Anthocleista scandens is a species of plant in the Gentianaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat...
  
  
• Anthocleista schweinfurthii
• Anthocleista vogelii
• Anthocleista zambesiaca