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