Chiococceae is a

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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 ( ...

which contains about 233

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in 27

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. Most representatives occur from southern

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to tropical and subtropical America, except for the genera '' Badusa'' and '' Bikkia'', which are found from the

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to the West Pacific, and ''

Morierina ''Thiollierea'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Me ...

'' and '' Thiollierea'', which are native to

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. The tribe Catesbaeeae is now included within Chiococceae.

Genera

Currently accepted names * '' Badusa'' A.Gray (3 sp) * '' Bikkia'' Reinw. ex Blume (10 sp) * '' Catesbaea'' L. (17 sp) * '' Ceratopyxis''

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(1 sp) * '' Ceuthocarpus'' Aiello (1 sp) * ''

Chiococca ''Chiococca'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It currently holds 23 species that are native to Florida, Texas, Mexico, Central America, much of South America, the West Indies, and the islands of Galápagos and Fernando d ...

'' P.Browne (25 sp) * '' Coutaportla''

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(3 sp) * '' Coutarea'' Aubl. (6 sp) * '' Cubanola'' Aiello (2 sp) * '' Eosanthe''

(1 sp) * '' Erithalis'' P.Browne (8 sp) * ''

Exostema ''Exostema'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of trees and shrubs, endemic to the neotropics, with most of the species occurring in the West Indies. Description ''Exostema'' is a genus of neotropical trees and ...

'' (

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) Rich. ex

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& Bonpl. (43 sp) * '' Hintonia''

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(3 sp) * '' Isidorea'' A.Rich ex

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(17 sp) * ''

'' Vieill. (2 sp) * '' Nernstia''

(1 sp) * '' Osa'' Aiello (1 sp) * ''

Phialanthus ''Phialanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are about 20 species, 17 of which occur in Cuba. Species include:Griseb. (22 sp) * ''

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'' P.Browne (6 sp) * '' Salzmannia''

(4 species) * '' Schmidtottia''

(15 sp) * '' Scolosanthus''

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(27 sp) * ''

Shaferocharis ''Shaferocharis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the island of Cuba. The genus name of ''Shaferocharis'' is in honour of John Adolph Shafer (1863–1918), an American botanist. The Latin suffix ...

(3 sp) * '' Siemensia''

(1 sp) * ''

Solenandra ''Solenandra'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native from Mexico to Central America and the Caribbean. The genus was established by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1873. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the followin ...

'' Hook.f. (21 spp.) * '' Thogsennia'' Aiello (1 sp) * '' Thiollierea'' Montrouz. (12 sp) Synonyms * ''Antacanthus'' Rich. ex

= '' Scolosanthus'' * '' Asemnantha''

= ''

'' * ''Bathysograya'' Kuntze = '' Badusa'' * ''Bikkiopsis'' Brongn. & Gris = '' Bikkia'' * ''Cormigonus''

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= '' Bikkia'' * ''Cutaria'' Brign. = '' Coutarea'' * ''Dolichanthera''

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& K.Krause = ''

'' * ''Echinodendrum''

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= '' Scolosanthus'' * ''Gonianthes'' Rich. = '' Cubanola'' * ''Herrera'' Adans. = ''

'' * ''Lorencea'' Borhidi = '' Coutaportla'' * ''Solenandra''

= ''

'' * ''Steudelago'' Kuntze = ''

References

External links

World Checklist of Rubiaceae
*Manns, U., and B. Bremer. 2010. Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56: 21-39 *Motley, T. J., K. J. Wurdack, and P. G. Delprete. 2005. Molecular systematics of the Catesbaeeae-Chiococceae complex (Rubiaceae) - flower and fruit evolution and biogeographic implications. American Journal of Botany 92: 316-329 *Paudyal, S. K., P. G. Delprete, and T. J. Motley. 2014. Using Molecular, Morphological, and Palynological Evidence to Transfer Strumpfia maritima to the Monotypic Tribe Strumpfieae (Cinchonoideae, Rubiaceae), and a Re-delimitation of the Tribe Chiococceae. Systematic Botany 39(4):1197-1203. Cinchonoideae tribes {{Cinchonoideae-stub