Empogona | |
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Jackal-coffee, E. lanceolata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Coffeeae |
Genus: |
Empogona Hook.f. |
Type species | |
Empogona kirkii Hook.f. |
Empogona is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was for a time deemed a subgenus of Tricalysia.