''Alseis'' is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

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Rubiaceae Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), 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 Petiole ( ...

. It was described by

Heinrich Wilhelm Schott Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (7 January 1794 – 5 March 1865) was an Austrian botanist. He is known for his extensive work on aroids ( Araceae). Biography Schott was born on 7 January 1794 in Brno, Moravia. He studied botany, agriculture and chemi ...

in 1827. The genus is native to tropical

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from southern

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Species

* '' Alseis blackiana'' Hemsl. - Panamá, Colombia * '' Alseis costaricensis'' C.M.Taylor - Costa Rica * '' Alseis eggersii'' Standl. - Ecuador, Perú * ''

Alseis floribunda ''Alseis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It was described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott in 1827. The genus is native to tropical Latin America from southern Mexico to Brazil. Species * ''Alseis blackia ...

'' Schott - Bolivia, Brazil * '' Alseis gardneri'' Wernham -

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(state) * '' Alseis hondurensis'' Standl. -

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, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras * '' Alseis involuta'' K.Schum. - Brazil * '' Alseis labatioides'' H.Karst. ex K.Schum. - Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana * ''

Alseis latifolia ''Alseis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott in 1827. The genus is native to tropical Latin America from southern Mexico to Brazil. Species * '' Alseis blackiana'' Hemsl. - Pa ...

'' Gleason -

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* ''

Alseis longifolia ''Alseis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott in 1827. The genus is native to tropical Latin America from southern Mexico to Brazil. Species * '' Alseis blackiana'' Hemsl. - Pa ...

'' Ducke -

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, Brazil * ''

Alseis lugonis ''Alseis lugonis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the e ...

'' L.Andersson - Ecuador * ''

Alseis microcarpa ''Alseis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott in 1827. The genus is native to tropical Latin America from southern Mexico to Brazil. Species * '' Alseis blackiana'' Hemsl. - Pa ...

'' Standl. & Steyerm. - Venezuela, Colombia, Perú * ''

Alseis mutisii ''Alseis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott in 1827. The genus is native to tropical Latin America from southern Mexico to Brazil. Species * '' Alseis blackiana'' Hemsl. - Pa ...

'' Moldenke - Colombia, Venezuela * '' Alseis peruviana'' Standl. - Ecuador, Peru * '' Alseis pickelii'' Pilg. & Schmale - Brazil *'' Alseis reticulata'' Pilg. & Schmale - Amazonas (state of Brazil) and Bolivia * '' Alseis smithii'' Standl. -

* '' Alseis yucatanensis'' Standl. -

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References

External links

''Alseis'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera Dialypetalantheae Flora of Central America Flora of Southern America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ixoroideae-stub