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Houstonia micrantha

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Southern bluet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Rubiaceae
Genus:
Houstonia
Species:
H. micrantha
Binomial name
Houstonia micrantha
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Hedyotis crassifolia var. micrantha Shinners
  • Hedyotis australis W.H.Lewis & D.W.Moore

Houstonia micrantha, the southern bluet, is a plant species in the coffee family.[3][4][5]

It is native to the south-central United States: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, southern Missouri, Alabama, western Tennessee, extreme western Florida (Escambia County) plus a few isolated locations in Georgia.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos, Houstonia micrantha (Shinners) Terrell
  2. ^ The Plant List, Houstonia micrantha (Shinners) Terrell
  3. ^ Terrell, Edward Everett. 1975. New combinations in Houstonia (Rubiaceae). Phytologia 425-426. Houstonia micrantha
  4. ^ Lewis, Walter Hepworth & Moore, Dwight Munson. 1959. Southwestern Naturalist 3: 208, Hedyotis australis
  5. ^ Shinners, Lloyd Herbert. 1950. Field & Laboratory 18(3): 100, Hedyotis crassifolia var. micrantha
  6. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program
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