Coccochondra

Coccochondra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are four species native to the Guayana Highlands of northern South America.[1]

Coccochondra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Coccochondra
Rauschert
Type species
Coccochondra laevis
(Steyerm.) Rauschert

These plants are low shrubs with tough leaves, small inflorescences of funnel-shaped flowers, and raphides in their tissues.[1]

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
  1. Coccochondra. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.

Further reading


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