Berghesia

Berghesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Berghesia
Nees
Type species
Berghesia coccinea
Nees

Berghesia is a monospecific genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It was descripted by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck in 1847. The genus contains only one species, i.e. Berghesia coccinea, which is endemic to Mexico.

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