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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
Tribe: | Cinchoneae |
Genus: | Joosia H.Karst. |
Joosia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are at least 11 species. They are distributed from Costa Rica to Bolivia with the center of diversity in Ecuador. [1] [2]
As of March 2023 [update] , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [1]
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Alseis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott in 1827. The genus is native to tropical Latin America from southern Mexico to Brazil.
Gonzalagunia is a genus of plant in the family Rubiaceae.
Ladenbergia is a genus of plant in the family Rubiaceae.
Rustia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are 17 species distributed in tropical Central and South America. They are shrubs and trees up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall.
Simira is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.
Rondeletia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the Neotropics. There are around 160 species.
Remijia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Within the family, it is a member of the subfamily Cinchonoideae and the tribe Cinchoneae.
Chiococca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It currently holds 23 species that are native to Florida, Texas, Mexico, Central America, much of South America, the West Indies, and the islands of Galápagos and Fernando de Noronha.
Amphidasya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1936. The genus is found in Central America and northern South America.
Arcytophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains 18 species, distributed from New Mexico to Bolivia.
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Tournefortiopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It includes 12 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southeastern Mexico to Venezuela and Bolivia.
Pentagonia is a genus of over 40 species of plants in the coffee or gardenia family (Rubiaceae). Pentagonia species are native to Central America and northern South America, and grow in moist tropical forests below 900m. The genus was first described by George Bentham in 1845. Pentagonia are typically small monopodial trees up to 8 meters tall, but some are much-branched trees up to 18 meters tall. The genus is noteworthy for its large, entire and strongly carinate, interpetiolar stipules and large leaf blades, up to at least 200 cm long, with the leaf surfaces being distinctly and closely striate with fine epidermal fibers.
Carapichea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Central America and northern South America from Nicaragua to Brazil. One species, Carapichea ipecacuanha, is used medicinally as the source of ipecac, a powerful emetic.
Coussarea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Mexico to tropical America.
Elaeagia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Mexico to tropical America.
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Hippotis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.
Malanea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.