''Hindsia'' is a
genus
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of about 11 species of
shrub
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s in the family
Rubiaceae
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, native to
tropical
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South America
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, mainly in
Brazil
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. The species ''Hindsia longiflora'' and ''H. violacea'' were used to separate the genus from ''
Rondeletia''. The genus was named in honour of
Richard Brinsley Hinds
Richard Brinsley Hinds FRCS (11 October 1811, in Aldermaston, England – 25 May 1846, in Swan River, Western Australia) was a British naval surgeon, botanist and malacologist. He sailed on the 1835–42 voyage by HMS ''Sulphur'' to explore th ...
.
Species include:
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Hindsia arianeae''
Di Maio
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Hindsia cucullata''
Di Maio
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Hindsia glabra''
K.Schum.
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Hindsia ibitipocensis''
Di Maio
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Hindsia irwinii''
Steyerm.
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Hindsia longiflora''
(Cham.) Benth. ex Lindl.
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Hindsia phyllocalyx''
K.Schum.
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Hindsia ramosissima''
Gardner
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Hindsia republicana''
Di Maio
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Hindsia sessilifolia''
Di Maio
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Hindsia violacea''
Benth. ex Lindl.
References
Rubiaceae genera
Coussareeae
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