Ophiorrhizeae
# Ophiorrhizeae

Ophiorrhizeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 364 species in 4 genera. Its representatives are found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region.

## Genera

Currently accepted names

* Lerchea L. (10 sp.) - China, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra
* Neurocalyx Hook. (5 sp.) - India, Sri Lanka
* Ophiorrhiza L. (317 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region
* Xanthophytum Reinw. ex Blume (32 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific region

Synonyms

* Codaria Kuntze = Lerchea
* Hayataella Masam. = Ophiorrhiza
* Mitreola Boehm. = Ophiorrhiza
* Mungos Adans. = Ophiorrhiza
* Notodontia Pierre ex Pit. = Lerchea
* Paedicalyx Pierre ex Pit. = Xanthophytum
* Polycycliska Ridl. = Lerchea
* Siderobombyx Bremek. = Xanthophytum
* Xanthophytopsis Pit. = Xanthophytum
