Chiococceae is a

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s in the

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Rubiaceae and 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 ''Badusa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Asa Gray in 1860. The genus is native to the Philippines (Palawan), New Guinea, and some islands of the West Pacific ( Solomons, Fiji, Santa Cruz, Tonga, Va ...

'' and ''

Bikkia ''Bikkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the Philippines, the Maluku region of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the western Pacific (Melanesia and Micronesia). The genus was named by Caspar Reinwardt ...

'', 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 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 recog ...

'' and ''

Thiollierea ''Thiollierea'' is a genus of shrubs in the family 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 recog ...

'', which are native to

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Genera

Currently accepted names * ''

A.Gray Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His '' Darwiniana'' was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exc ...

(3 sp) * ''

'' Reinw. ex Blume (10 sp) * ''

Catesbaea ''Catesbaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It occurs in the West Indies, The Bahamas, and the Florida Keys. The genus is named in honour of English naturalist Mark Catesby. This source says the genus was named by Gro ...

'' L. (17 sp) * ''

Ceratopyxis ''Ceratopyxis'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. ''Ceratopyxis verbenaceae'', which is endemic to Cuba. It is a resin In polymer chemistry and materials science, r ...

Hook.f. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of t ...

(1 sp) * ''

Ceuthocarpus ''Ceuthocarpus'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. ''Ceuthocarpus involucratus'', which is endemic to Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, Repúbli ...

'' Aiello (1 sp) * '' Chiococca'' P.Browne (25 sp) * ''

Coutaportla ''Coutaportla'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala. Species *'' Coutaportla ghiesbreghtiana'' (Baill.) Urb. - Puebla, Oaxaca *'' Coutaportla guatemalensis'' (Standl.) Lorence - Veracru ...

Urb. Ignatz Urban (7 January 1848 – 7 January 1931) was a German botanist. He is known for his contributions to the flora of the Caribbean and Brazil, and for his work as curator of the Berlin Botanical Garden. Born the son of a brewer, Urban s ...

(3 sp) * ''

Coutarea ''Coutarea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies. These plants are woody trees and shrubs with oppositely arranged leaves and termina ...

'' Aubl. (6 sp) * ''

Cubanola ''Cubanola'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, with large, showy, hanging flowers.

'' Aiello (2 sp) * ''

Eosanthe ''Eosanthe'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. ''Eosanthe cubensis'', which is endemic to Sierra Cristal National Park, in Cuba. The genus name of ''Eosanthe'' is in refere ...

(1 sp) * ''

Erithalis ''Erithalis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Florida to tropical America. Species * '' Erithalis angustifolia'' DC. * '' Erithalis diffusa'' Correll * ''Erithalis fruticosa'' L. * '' Eri ...

'' 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 a ...

'' (

Pers. Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1 February 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy. Early life Persoon was born in South Africa at the Cape of Good Hope, the third child of an immi ...

) Rich. ex

Humb. Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, p ...

& Bonpl. (43 sp) * '' Hintonia'' Bullock (3 sp) * '' Isidorea'' A.Rich ex

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 ...

(17 sp) * ''

'' Vieill. (2 sp) * ''

Nernstia ''Nernstia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Ignatz Urban in 1923. The genus name of ''Nernstia'' is in honour of Walther Hermann Nernst (1864–1941), who was a German chemist known for his ...

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

Griseb. August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach () was a German botany, botanist and phytogeography, phytogeographer. He was born in Hannover on 17 April 1814 and died in Göttingen on 9 May 1879. Biography Grisebach studied at the Lyceum in Hanover, the clo ...

(22 sp) * ''

Phyllacanthus ''Phyllacanthus'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Cidaridae Cidaridae is a family of sea urchins in the order Cidaroida. Description and characteristics Cidarid sea urchins are characterized by their stout skeleton : the ...

(1 sp) * ''

Portlandia ''Portlandia'' is an American sketch comedy television series starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, set in and around Portland, Oregon, and spoofing the city's reputation as a haven for eccentric hipsters. The show was produced by Broa ...

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

(1 sp) * '' Schmidtottia''

(15 sp) * ''

Scolosanthus ''Scolosanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Coffea, coffee family, Rubiaceae. Species include:

'' Vahl (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 ''Siemensia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It only contains one known species, Siemensia pendula (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Urb. Its native range is western Cuba. The genus name of ''Siemensia'' is in h ...

(1 sp) * '' Thogsennia'' Aiello (1 sp) * ''

Montrouz. Reverendus Pater Jean Xavier Hyacinthe Montrouzier (3 December 1820 – 6 May 1897) was a French Marist priest, explorer, botanist, zoologist and entomologist. Abbé Montrouzier studied the flora and fauna of Melanesia especially New Caledonia. ...

(12 sp) Synonyms * ''Antacanthus'' Rich. ex

= ''

Scolosanthus ''Scolosanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Coffea, coffee family, Rubiaceae. Species include:

'' * ''

Asemnantha ''Asemnantha'' was a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae but is no longer recognized. The genus contained only one species, i.e. ''Asemnantha pubescens'', which is found from Mexico to Central America Central Amer ...

= '' Chiococca'' * ''Bathysograya''

Kuntze Kuntze is a surname of German origin. People with that name include: * Carl Kuntze (1922-2006), Dutch rower who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics * Edward J. Kuntze (1826-1870), Prussian-born American sculptor * Otto Kuntze (1843-1907), German ...

= ''

'' * ''Bikkiopsis'' Brongn. & Gris = ''

'' * ''Cormigonus'' Raf. = ''

'' * ''Cutaria'' Brign. = ''

'' * ''Dolichanthera''

Schltr. Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (16 October 1872 – 16 November 1925) was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids. He went on botanical expeditions in Africa, Indonesia, New Guinea, South and Central America a ...

K.Krause Kurt Krause (April 20, 1883 in Potsdam – November 19, 1963 in Berlin) was a German botanist who wrote 33 articles and five books on the flora and vegetation of Turkey about 9300 species of vascular plant were known to grow in Turkey. By comp ...

= ''

'' * ''Echinodendrum''

A.Rich. Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852). Biography Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Frenc ...

= ''

Scolosanthus ''Scolosanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Coffea, coffee family, Rubiaceae. Species include:

'' * ''Gonianthes'' Rich. = ''

Cubanola ''Cubanola'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, with large, showy, hanging flowers.

'' * ''Herrera''

Adans. Michel Adanson (7 April 17273 August 1806) was an 18th-century French botanist and naturalist who traveled to Senegal to study flora and fauna. He proposed a "natural system" of taxonomy distinct from the binomial system forwarded by Linnaeus. ...

= ''

'' * ''Lorencea''

Borhidi Borhidi Attila (born 28 June 1932), is a Széchenyi Prize winning Hungarian botanist, ecologist, professor, politician and full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is most noted for his extensive work on plant taxonomy. 1989 to 1992, ...

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'' * ''Solenandra''

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'' * ''Steudelago''

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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