Pentagonia | |
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Pentagonia macrophylla | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Dialypetalantheae |
Genus: | Pentagonia Benth. [1] |
Species | |
Pentagonia is a genus of over 40 species of plants in the Coffee or Gardenia family (Rubiaceae}. [1] Pentagonia species are native to Central America and northern South America, and grow in moist tropical forests below 900m. [2] The genus was first described by George Bentham in 1845. [3] The genus is noteworthy for its opposite pairs of huge leaves in a variety of shapes including entire, shallowly or deeply lobed, and even pinnate. These leaves can, in the case of a recently discovered species (possibly Pentagonia gomez-lauritoi) be up to four feet (1.2 meters) long not including the six inch (15 cm) petiole, and up to 2.5 feet (76 centimeters) in width. [4]
As of April 2021 [update] , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [1]
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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.
Ladenbergia is a genus of plant in the family Rubiaceae.
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Duroia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Costa Rica to tropical South America.
Alibertia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical America. They are dioecious trees or shrubs, with white flowers and indehiscent, often fleshy fruit.
Appunia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1873. The genus is found from southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.
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Chomelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and much of South America as far south as Argentina.
Geophila is a genus of herbs in the family Rubiaceae. This genus is pantropical, as it is found in most tropical regions.
Margaritopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family. The genus is found from Mexico to tropical America.
Deppea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in Mexico, Central America and from Brazil to northeastern Argentina.
Coussarea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Mexico to tropical America.
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Notopleura is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. They tend to be subshrubs, herbs and epiphytes.
Hippotis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.