Emmeorhiza

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Emmeorhiza
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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
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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]

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References

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