Sericanthe is a genus of flowering plants in the familyRubiaceae. It is found in tropical and subtropical Africa.[1] The genus was described by Elmar Robbrecht in 1978 based on the species in Neorosea, except for the type species, Neorosea jasminiflora, which went to Tricalysia.[2] Bacterial leaf nodules are found in most of the species and the endophytic bacteria have been identified as Burkholderia.[3]
^Robbrecht E (1978). "Sericanthe, a new African genus of Rubiaceae (Coffeeae)". Bulletin du Jardin botanique national de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België. 48 (1/2): 3–78. doi:10.2307/3667918. JSTOR3667918.
^Lemaire B, Robbrecht E, Van Wyk B, Van Oevelen S, Verstraete B, Prinsen E, Smets E, Dessein S (2011). "Identification, origin, and evolution of leaf nodulating symbionts of Sericanthe (Rubiaceae)". Journal of Microbiology. 49 (6): 935–941. doi:10.1007/s12275-011-1163-5. hdl:2263/18344. PMID22203556. S2CID7508103.
