Cordiereae is a
tribe
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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 ( ...
and contains 124
species
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in 12
genera
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. Its representatives are found in central and southern tropical America.
Genera
Currently accepted names
* ''
Agouticarpa''
C.H.Perss. (7 sp)
* ''
Alibertia''
A.Rich. ex DC. (25 sp)
* ''
Amaioua''
Aubl. (9 sp)
* ''
Botryarrhena''
Ducke (2 sp)
* ''
Cordiera''
A.Rich. ex DC. (11 sp)
* ''
Duroia
''Duroia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Costa Rica to tropical South America.
Ecology
A number of ''Duroia'' species, and possibly all, are capable of biochemical interactions inhibiting the gr ...
''
L.f. (38 sp)
* ''
Glossostipula''
Lorence (3 sp)
* ''
Kutchubaea''
Fisch. ex DC. (13 sp)
* ''
Melanopsidium''
Colla (1 sp)
* ''
Riodocea''
Delprete (1 sp)
* ''
Stachyarrhena''
Hook.f. (13 sp)
* ''
Stenosepala''
C.H.Perss. (1 sp)
Synonyms
*''Borojoa''
Cuatrec. = ''
Alibertia''
*''Coupoui''
Aubl. = ''
Duroia
''Duroia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Costa Rica to tropical South America.
Ecology
A number of ''Duroia'' species, and possibly all, are capable of biochemical interactions inhibiting the gr ...
''
*''Cupirana''
Miers = ''
Duroia
''Duroia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Costa Rica to tropical South America.
Ecology
A number of ''Duroia'' species, and possibly all, are capable of biochemical interactions inhibiting the gr ...
''
*''Cupuia''
Raf. = ''
Duroia
''Duroia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Costa Rica to tropical South America.
Ecology
A number of ''Duroia'' species, and possibly all, are capable of biochemical interactions inhibiting the gr ...
''
*''Ehrenbergia''
Spreng. = ''
Amaioua''
*''Einsteinia''
Ducke = ''
Kutchubaea''
*''Garapatica''
H.Karst. = ''
Alibertia''
*''Gardeniola''
Cham. = ''
Alibertia''
*''Genipella''
A.Rich. ex DC. = ''
Alibertia''
*''Hexactina''
Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. = ''
Amaioua''
*''Ibetralia''
Bremek. = ''
Kutchubaea''
*''Kotchubaea''
Regel ex Benth.
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= ''
Kutchubaea''
*''Pubeta''
L. = ''
Duroia
''Duroia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Costa Rica to tropical South America.
Ecology
A number of ''Duroia'' species, and possibly all, are capable of biochemical interactions inhibiting the gr ...
''
*''Scepseothamnus''
Cham. = ''
Alibertia''
*''Schachtia''
H.Karst. = ''
Duroia
''Duroia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Costa Rica to tropical South America.
Ecology
A number of ''Duroia'' species, and possibly all, are capable of biochemical interactions inhibiting the gr ...
''
*''Thieleodoxa''
Cham. = ''
Alibertia''
References
Ixoroideae tribes
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