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Coccochondra

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Coccochondra
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Coccochondra
Rauschert
Type species
Coccochondra laevis

Coccochondra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are four species native to the Guayana Highlands of northern South America.[1]

These plants are low shrubs with tough leaves, small inflorescences of funnel-shaped flowers, and raphides in their tissues.[1]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b Coccochondra. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.
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