The genus originally had wide distribution, but is now restricted to species found in tropical and southern Africa: •
Rothmannia annae (E.P. Wright) Keay •
Rothmannia capensis Thunb. •
Rothmannia ebamutensis Sonké •
Rothmannia engleriana (
K.Schum.) Keay •
Rothmannia fischeri (
K.Schum.)
Bullock ex Oberm. •
Rothmannia globosa (
Hochst.) Keay •
Rothmannia hispida (
K.Schum.) Fagerl. •
Rothmannia jollyana N. Hallé •
Rothmannia lateriflora (
K.Schum.) Keay •
Rothmannia libisa N. Hallé •
Rothmannia liebrechtsiana (
De Wild. & T. Durand) Keay •
Rothmannia longiflora Salisb. •
Rothmannia lujae (
De Wild.) Keay •
Rothmannia macrocarpa (
Hiern) Keay •
Rothmannia macrosiphon (
K.Schum.)
Bridson •
Rothmannia manganjae (
Hiern) Keay •
Rothmannia mayumbensis(R.D. Good) Keay •
Rothmannia munsae (
Schweinf. ex
Hiern) E.M.A. Petit •
Rothmannia octomera (
Hook.) Fagerl. •
Rothmannia ravae (
Chiov.)
Bridson •
Rothmannia talbotii (Wernham) Keay •
Rothmannia urcelliformis (
Hiern)
Bullock ex
Robyns •
Rothmannia whitfieldii (
Lindl.) Dandy
Asian species moved to other genera The species found in western Indian Ocean, southern China to Indo-China and New Guinea are now placed in other genera, especially
Ridsdalea: •
R. attopevensis (Pit.)
Bremek. •
R. daweishanensis Y.M. Shui & W.H. Chen •
R. eucodon (
K.Schum.)
Bremek. •
R. kampucheana Tirveng. •
R. kuchingensis (
W.W.Sm.) K.M. Wong and
R. malayana K.M. Wong are synonyms of
Ridsdalea grandis (Korth.) J.T.Pereira •
R. macromera (
Lauterb. &
K.Schum.) Fagerl. •
R. merrillii (Elmer) J.T. Pereira &
Ridsdale •
R. pulcherrima (
Kurz) Tirveng. •
R. schoemannii (
Teijsm. &
Binn.) Tirveng. •
R. sootepensis (Craib)
Bremek. •
R. thailandica Tirveng. •
R. uranthera (C.E.C. Fisch.) Tirveng. •
R. venalis Bremek. •
R. vidalii Bremek. •
R. vietnamensis Tirveng. •
R. wittii (Craib)
Bremek. Rothmannia macrophylla (
Hook.f.)
Bremek. is a synonym of
Singaporandia macrophylla (Hook.f.) K.M.Wong ==References==