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Colleteria

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Colleteria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Genus: Colleteria
David W.Taylor (2003)
Species[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Wandersong David W.Taylor (2014), nom. superfl.

Colleteria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.[1] Among other differences from the genus Chione, from which they were split, they have fruit with two pyrenes.[2]

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Colleteria David W.Taylor". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ Taylor, David W. (2014). "Wandersong (Rubiaceae), a New Genus from the Greater Antilles". Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations. 8 (2): 529–530. Retrieved 8 August 2020.