Casasia

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Casasia
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Casasia clusiifolia
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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

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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References

  1. Richard, Achille. 1850. Historia Física Política y Natural de la Isla de Cuba, Botánica 11: 9, pl. 49.
  2. 1 2 "Casasia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 1 June 2014.