Malanea

• Authority

  Maguire, Bassett. 1965. The Botany of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12 (3): 1-285.

• Family

  Rubiaceae

• Scientific Name

  Malanea

• Type

  Type species. M. sarmentosa Aubl.

• Discussion

  A genus mainly comprising lianas, but in a few cases collectors have recorded plants as shrubs or trees. Medanea is confined to tropical South America, especially to the northern half, and Trinidad.