Ernodea
Appearance
Ernodea | |
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Ernodea littoralis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
Tribe: | Spermacoceae |
Genus: | Ernodea Sw. |
Type species | |
Ernodea littoralis |
Ernodea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. All species are small shrubs endemic to the Caribbean region, with most species restricted to the Bahamian Archipelago.[1]
Species
[edit]- Ernodea angusta Small - Florida, The Bahamas
- Ernodea cokeri Britton ex Coker - Florida, The Bahamas
- Ernodea gigantea Correll - The Bahamas
- Ernodea littoralis Sw. - Florida, Mexico, Belize, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, Windward Islands, Colombia
- Ernodea millspaughii Britton - The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ernodea nashii Britton - The Bahamas
- Ernodea serratifolia Correll - The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ernodea taylori Britton - The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Haiti
References
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- ^ Negron-Ortiz V, Hickey RJ (1996). "The genus Ernodea (Rubiaceae) in the Caribbean Basin. II. Morphological Analyses and Systematics". Systematic Botany. 21 (3): 445–458. doi:10.2307/2419670. JSTOR 2419670.