Emmeorhiza

Emmeorhiza is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Emmeorhiza umbellata, which is found from northern Trinidad to tropical South America.[1]

Emmeorhiza
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Emmeorhiza
Pohl ex Endl.
Species:
E. umbellata
Binomial name
Emmeorhiza umbellata
(Spreng.) K.Schum.
Synonyms

Genus

Species

  • Bigelovia umbellata (Spreng.) Spreng.
  • Borreria aralioides Cham. & Schltdl.
  • Borreria umbellata Spreng.
  • Emmeorhiza brasiliensis (C.Presl) Walp.
  • Emmeorhiza pohliana C.Presl
  • Emmeorhiza umbellata subsp. septentrionalis Steyerm.
  • Emmeorhiza umbellata var. pubens Steyerm.
  • Emmeorhiza umbellata var. tomentosa K.Schum. ex Steyerm.
  • Endlichera brasiliensis C.Presl
  • Endlichera umbellata (Spreng.) K.Schum.

References
  1. "Emmeorhiza in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 19 June 2014.


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