Coccochondra
Appearance
Coccochondra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Coccochondra Rauschert |
Type species | |
Coccochondra laevis |
Coccochondra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are four species native to the Guayana Highlands of northern South America.[1]
These plants are low shrubs with tough leaves, small inflorescences of funnel-shaped flowers, and raphides in their tissues.[1]
Species
[edit]- Coccochondra carrenoi (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor
- Coccochondra durifolia (Standl.) C.M.Taylor
- Coccochondra laevis (Steyerm.) Rauschert
- Coccochondra laevis subsp. laevis
- Coccochondra laevis subsp. maigualidae J.H.Kirkbr.
- Coccochondra phelpsiana (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor
References
[edit]- ^ a b Coccochondra. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.
External links
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Taylor, C. M. (2011). The genus Coccochondra (neotropical Rubiaceae) expanded. Plant Ecology and Evolution, 144(1), 115–118.