Houstonia teretifolia

Rod-leaved bluet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Houstonia
Species:	H. teretifolia
Binomial name
	Houstonia teretifolia ; Terrell
Synonyms
	Hedyotis teretifolia (Terrell) G.L.Nesom

Houstonia teretifolia (rod-leaved bluet) is a plant species in the Rubiaceae, endemic to the Mexican state of Coahuila.^[1]^[2]

Houstonia teretifolia is distinguished by other species in the genus by having leaves that are terete, i.e., long and narrow, round in cross-section.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ ^a ^b Terrell, Edward E. 1979. New species and combinations in Houstonia (Rubiaceae). Brittonia 31:164-169

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[brendachief-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[karyzmanordin-2] Terrell, Edward E. 1979. New species and combinations in Houstonia (Rubiaceae). Brittonia 31:164-169

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