''Chaetostachydium'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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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 is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
.
Species
* ''
Chaetostachydium barbatum
''Chaetostachydium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defin ...
''
Ridsdale
* ''
Chaetostachydium filiforme''
Ridsdale
* ''
Chaetostachydium versteegii
''Chaetostachydium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to New Guinea.
Species
* ''Chaetostachydium barbatum
''Chaetostachydium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic
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''
( Valeton) Airy Shaw
References
External links
''Chaetostachydium'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Psychotrieae
Endemic flora of New Guinea
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