''Cordiera'' is a
genus
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of
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
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 ( ...
. The genus is found in central and southern tropical America.
Species
* ''
Cordiera concolor''
(Cham.
Adelbert von Chamisso (; 30 January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was a German poet, writer and botanist. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot) de Boncourt, a name referring to the family estate at Boncourt.
Life
...
) Kuntze
** ''Cordiera concolor'' var. ''concolor''
** ''Cordiera concolor'' var. ''goyana''
C.H.Perss. & Delprete
* ''
Cordiera elliptica''
(Cham.
Adelbert von Chamisso (; 30 January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was a German poet, writer and botanist. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot) de Boncourt, a name referring to the family estate at Boncourt.
Life
...
) Kuntze
* ''
Cordiera garapatica''
( K.Schum.) Kuntze
* ''
Cordiera hadrantha''
( Standl.) C.H.Perss. & Delprete
* ''
Cordiera humilis''
( K.Schum.) Kuntze
** ''Cordiera humilis'' var. ''amplexicaulis''
( S.Moore) C.H.Perss.
** ''Cordiera humilis'' var. ''humilis''
* ''
Cordiera longicaudata''
C.H.Perss. & Delprete
* ''
Cordiera macrophylla''
( K.Schum.) Kuntze
* ''
Cordiera myrciifolia''
( K.Schum.) C.H.Perss. & Delprete
* ''
Cordiera rigida''
( K.Schum.) Kuntze
* ''
Cordiera sessilis''
( Vell.) Kuntze
* ''
Cordiera triflora''
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 Fren ...
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 ...
References
External links
''Cordiera'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Cordiereae
Rubiaceae genera
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