Coutarea
| Coutarea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Chiococceae |
| Genus: | Coutarea Aubl. |
| Type species | |
| Coutarea speciosa
(syn. of Coutarea hexandra) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coutarea is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family.[1] The genus is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.[2]
Species
- Coutarea andrei Standl. - Ecuador, Peru
- Coutarea coutaportloides C.M.Taylor - Ecuador
- Coutarea diervilloides Planch. & Linden - Colombia
- Coutarea fuchsioides C.M.Taylor - Peru
- Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Schum. - widespread in Latin America
- Coutarea mollis Cham. - Brazil