Coccocypselum
Coccocypselum | |
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Coccocypselum lanceolatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
Tribe: | Coussareeae |
Genus: | Coccocypselum P.Browne |
Type species | |
Coccocypselum repens Sw.
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Synonyms[1] | |
Coccocypselum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America.[1] All species of the genus Coccocypselum are herbaceous with fleshy, blue or purple fruits, and 4-petaled flowers.[2][3]
Species[]
- K.Schum. - Brazil
- (Spreng.) Cham. & Schltdl. - from Cuba and Costa Rica south to Paraguay
- C.B.Costa - Brazil (Bahia)
- Steyerm. - Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru
- (Graham) C.B.Costa & Mamede - Brazil
- Pers. - from Trinidad and Costa Rica south to Paraguay
- Nees & Mart. - from Cuba and Veracruz (in eastern Mexico) south to Paraguay
- Cham. & Schltdl. - Brazil, Paraguay
- Wawra - Brazil
- Hadac - Cuba
- Standl. - Brazil
- (Aubl.) K.Schum. - from Cuba and Tabasco (in southern Mexico) south to Paraguay
- Chodat - Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina
- P.Browne ex Aubl. - Chiapas, Central America, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia
- Bartl. ex DC. - from Trinidad and Mexico south to Brazil
- (Standl.) Standl. - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia
- (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. - from Cuba and Guatemala south to Paraguay
- Standl. - Brazil, Paraguay
- Urb. - Cuba
- Cham. & Schltdl. - Brazil (possibly extinct)
- Cham. & Schltdl. - Brazil
- Cham. - Brazil, Argentina
References[]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Coccocypselum
- ^ Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 144
- ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2012. Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. 4(2): i–xvi, 1–533. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Categories:
- Rubiaceae genera
- Coussareeae
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of South America
- Flora of the Caribbean
- Rubioideae stubs