Coccocypselum
| Coccocypselum | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Coccocypselum lanceolatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Coussareeae |
| Genus: | Coccocypselum P.Browne |
| Type species | |
| Coccocypselum repens Sw. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Coccocypselum is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America.[1] All species of the genus Coccocypselum are herbaceous with fleshy, blue or purple fruits, and 4-petaled flowers.[2][3]
Species
- Coccocypselum anomalum K.Schum. - Brazil
- Coccocypselum aureum (Spreng.) Cham. & Schltdl. - from Cuba and Costa Rica south to Paraguay
- Coccocypselum bahiense C.B.Costa - Brazil (Bahia)
- Coccocypselum capitatum (Graham) C.B.Costa & Mamede - Brazil
- Coccocypselum condalia Pers. - from Trinidad and Costa Rica south to Paraguay
- Coccocypselum cordifolium Nees & Mart. - from Cuba and Veracruz (in eastern Mexico) south to Paraguay
- Coccocypselum erythrocephalum Cham. & Schltdl. - Brazil, Paraguay
- Coccocypselum geophiloides Wawra - Brazil
- Coccocypselum glaberrimum Hadac - Cuba
- Coccocypselum glabrifolium Standl. - Brazil
- Coccocypselum guianense (Aubl.) K.Schum. - from Cuba and Tabasco (in southern Mexico) south to Paraguay
- Coccocypselum hasslerianum Chodat - Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina
- Coccocypselum herbaceum P.Browne ex Aubl. - Chiapas, Central America, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia
- Coccocypselum hirsutum Bartl. ex DC. - from Trinidad and Mexico south to Brazil
- Coccocypselum hispidulum (Standl.) Standl. - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia
- Coccocypselum lanceolatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. - from Cuba and Guatemala south to Paraguay
- Coccocypselum lymansmithii Standl. - Brazil, Paraguay
- Coccocypselum ovatum Cham. & Schltdl. - Brazil (possibly extinct)
- Coccocypselum pedunculare Cham. & Schltdl. - Brazil
- Coccocypselum pulchellum Cham. - Brazil, Argentina
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Coccocypselum
- ↑ Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 144
- ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2012. Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. 4(2): i–xvi, 1–533. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.