Coccocypselum
| Coccocypselum | |
|---|---|
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| Coccocypselum lanceolatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| 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. | |
| 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
- Coccocypselum anomalum K.Schum. – Brazil
- Coccocypselum aureum (Spreng.) Cham. & Schltdl. – from Cuba and Costa Rica south to Paraguay
- Coccocypselum bahiense C.B.Costa – Brazil (Bahia)
- Coccocypselum brevipetiolatum Steyerm. – Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru
- Coccocypselum capitatum (Graham) C.B.Costa & Mamede – Brazil
- Coccocypselum condalia Pers. – from Trinidad and Costa Rica south to Paraguay
- Coccocypselum cordifolium Nees & Mart. – from Cuba and Veracruz (in eastern Mexico) south to Paraguay
- Coccocypselum erythrocephalum Cham. & Schltdl. – Brazil, Paraguay
- Coccocypselum geophiloides Wawra – Brazil
- Coccocypselum glaberrimum Hadac – Cuba
- Coccocypselum glabrifolium Standl. – Brazil
- Coccocypselum guianense (Aubl.) K.Schum. – from Cuba and Tabasco (in southern Mexico) south to Paraguay
- Coccocypselum hasslerianum Chodat – Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina
- Coccocypselum herbaceum P.Browne ex Aubl. – Mexico (Chiapas), Central America, Cuba, Jamaica, Venezuela, Colombia, Hispaniola, Guyana
- Coccocypselum hirsutum Bartl. ex DC. – from Trinidad and Mexico south to Brazil
- Coccocypselum hispidulum (Standl.) Standl. – Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia
- Coccocypselum lanceolatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. – from Cuba and Guatemala south to Paraguay
- Coccocypselum lymansmithii Standl. – Brazil, Paraguay
- Coccocypselum oblongatum Urb. – Cuba
- Coccocypselum ovatum Cham. & Schltdl. – Brazil (possibly extinct)
- Coccocypselum pedunculare Cham. & Schltdl. – Brazil
- Coccocypselum pulchellum Cham. – Brazil, Argentina
References
- 1 2 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.
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