Casasia | |
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Casasia clusiifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Gardenieae |
Genus: | Casasia A.Rich. |
Type species | |
Casasia calophylla | |
Synonyms | |
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Casasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. [1] These shrubs or small trees occur on the Caribbean islands and in one case (Seven-year Apple, C. clusiifolia ) in Florida. [2] Some of the ten accepted species were formerly placed elsewhere, e.g. in the related genip-tree genus ( Genipa ), in Gardenia or in Randia . [2]
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