What is "retiniphyllum"

Retiniphyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family and contains 20 species. It is the only genus in the tribe Retiniphylleae. The representatives are shrubs or small trees that grow in white sand soils in tropical South America. They are mainly distributed in the Guayana Region ( Venezuela) but also occur in the Amazon Basin, the eastern Andes and central and eastern Brasil.