''Coussarea'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the family
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 from southern Mexico to tropical America.
There are about 120 species. They are
shrub
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s and trees with oppositely arranged leaves and large, showy white flowers with four lobes. The flowers are often fragrant.
''Coussarea''.
Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.
Species
*'' Coussarea accedens'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea acuminata'' (Ruiz The Spanish surname Ruiz is a patronymic from the personal name Ruy, a short form of Rodrigo, meaning "son of Roderick". Roderick's roots can be traced back to the Visigoths, the Germanic tribe which ruled in the Iberian Peninsula between the 5th an ...
& Pav.) Zappi
*'' Coussarea albescens'' (DC.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea amapaensis'' Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea ampla'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea amplifolia'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea andrei'' M.S.Pereira & M.R.V.Barbosa
*'' Coussarea antioquiana'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea auriculata'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea bahiensis'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea bernardii'' Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea biflora'' ( Vell.) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea bocainae'' M.Gomes
*'' Coussarea brevicaulis'' K.Krause
*'' Coussarea brevipedunculata'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea capitata'' (Benth.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea caroliana'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea catingana'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea cephaeloides'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea cerroazulensis'' Dwyer & M.V.Hayden
*'' Coussarea chiapensis'' Borhidi
*'' Coussarea coffeoides'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea congestiflora'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea contracta'' (Walp.) Benth.
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ex Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea cuatrecasasii'' Standl. ex Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea curvigemma'' Dwyer
*'' Coussarea duckei'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea dulcifolia'' D.Neill
*'' Coussarea duplex'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea durifolia'' Dwyer
*'' Coussarea ecuadorensis'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea enneantha'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea evoluta'' Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea fanshawei'' Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea flava'' Poepp.
*'' Coussarea friburgensis'' M.Gomes
*'' Coussarea frondosa'' S.Moore
*'' Coussarea garciae'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea graciliflora'' (Mart.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea grandifolia'' Rusby
*'' Coussarea grandis'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea granvillei'' Delprete & B.M.Boom
*'' Coussarea hallei'' Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea hirticalyx'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea hyacinthiflora'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea hydrangeifolia'' (Benth.
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) Benth.
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ex Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea ilheotica'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea imitans'' L.O.Williams
*'' Coussarea impetiolaris'' Donn.Sm.
*'' Coussarea insignis'' Ducke
*'' Coussarea janeirensis'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea japurana'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea klugii'' Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea krukovii'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea lagoensis'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea lanceolata'' ( Vell.) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea lasseri'' Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea latifolia'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea leptoloba'' ( Spreng. ex Benth.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea leptophagma'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea leptopus'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea liesneri'' Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea liliiflora'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea linearis'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea locuples'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea loftonii'' (Dwyer & M.V.Hayden) Dwyer
*'' Coussarea longiacuminata'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea longiflora'' (Mart.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea longifolia'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea longilaciniata'' Delprete
*'' Coussarea machadoana'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea macrocalyx'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea macrophylla'' (Mart.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea mapourioides'' Bremek.
*'' Coussarea megalocarpa'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea megistophylla'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea meridionalis'' ( Vell.) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea mexicana'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea micrococca'' Bremek.
*'' Coussarea moritziana'' (Benth.
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) Standl.
*'' Coussarea nodosa'' (Benth.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea obliqua'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea obscura'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea ovalis'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea paniculata'' (Vahl Vahl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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) Standl.
*'' Coussarea penetantha'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea petiolaris'' (Benth.
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) Standl.
*'' Coussarea pilosiflora'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea pilosula'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea pittieri'' Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea platyphylla'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea procumbens'' ( Vell.) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea rafa-torresii'' Borhidi
*'' Coussarea regnelliana'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea resinosa'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea revoluta'' Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea rudgeoides'' Rusby
*'' Coussarea sancti-ciprianii'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea schiffneri'' Zahlbr.
*'' Coussarea sessilifolia'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea speciosa'' K.Schum. ex Glaziou
*'' Coussarea spicata'' Delprete
*'' Coussarea spiciformis'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea strigosipes'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea surinamensis'' Bremek.
*'' Coussarea talamancana'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea tenuiflora'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea terepaimensis'' Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea tortilis'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea tricephala'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea triflora'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea uniflora'' Gardner Gardner may refer to:
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*'' Coussarea urbaniana'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea urophylla'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea vallis'' Standl. ex Steyerm.
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*'' Coussarea venosa'' Standl.
*'' Coussarea veraguensis'' Dwyer
*'' Coussarea verticillata'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea violacea'' Aubl.
*'' Coussarea viridis'' Müll.Arg.
References
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Rubiaceae genera
Coussareeae
Flora of Southern America