''Posoqueria'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants t ...
s in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules a ...
. The genus is found Mexico to tropical America.
Species
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Posoqueria acutifolia''
Mart.
Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer.
Life
Martius was born at Erlangen, the son of Prof Ernst Wilhelm Martius, court apothecary.
He graduated PhD f ...
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Posoqueria bahiensis''
Macias & L.S.Kinosh.
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Posoqueria calantha''
Barb.Rodr.
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Posoqueria chocoana''
C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria coriacea''
M.Martens & Galeotti
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Posoqueria correana''
C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria costaricensis''
C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria fragrantissima''
Linden & André
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Posoqueria grandiflora''
Standl.
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Posoqueria grandifructa''
Hammel & C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria laevis''
C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria latifolia''
(Rudge) Schult.
Josef (Joseph) August Schultes (15 April 1773 in Vienna – 21 April 1831 in Landshut) was an Austrian botanist and professor from Vienna. Together with Johann Jacob Roemer (1763–1819), he published the 16th edition of Linnaeus' ''Systema ...
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Posoqueria laurifolia''
Mart.
Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer.
Life
Martius was born at Erlangen, the son of Prof Ernst Wilhelm Martius, court apothecary.
He graduated PhD f ...
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Posoqueria longifilamentosa''
C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria longiflora''
Aubl.
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Posoqueria palustris''
Mart.
Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer.
Life
Martius was born at Erlangen, the son of Prof Ernst Wilhelm Martius, court apothecary.
He graduated PhD f ...
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Posoqueria platysiphonia''
Rusby
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Posoqueria robusta''
Hammel & C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria tarairensis''
C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria trinitatis''
DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
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Posoqueria velutina''
Standl.
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Posoqueria williamsii''
Steyerm.
Julian Alfred Steyermark (January 27, 1909 – October 15, 1988) was a Venezuelan American botanist. His focus was on New World vegetation, and he specialized in the family Rubiaceae.
Life and work
Julian Alfred Steyermark was born in St. Louis, ...
Image gallery
File:Starr 030807-0115 Posoqueria latifolia.jpg, '' Posoqueria latifolia'' tree
File:Posoqueria longiflora-IMG 3455.jpg, '' Posoqueria longiflora'' flower
File:Posoqueria latifolia, the Monkey Apple. (9394583358).jpg, "Monkey apple" from '' Posoqueria latifolia''
References
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Rubiaceae genera
Posoquerieae
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