''Plocama'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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

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 ( ...

. It was described by

William Aiton William Aiton (17312 February 1793) was a Scotland, Scottish botanist. Aiton was born near Hamilton, Scotland, Hamilton. Having been regularly trained to the profession of a gardener, he travelled to London in 1754, and became assistant to Phi ...

in 1789. It is distributed from the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...

to northwestern

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera were merged into it. There are now about 34 species.Backlund, M., Bremer, B., & Thulin, M. (2007)
Paraphyly of Paederieae, recognition of Putorieae and expansion of ''Plocama'' (Rubiaceae-Rubioideae).
''Taxon'', 56(2), 315-328. Plants of this genus are herbs or shrubs. They generally have an offensive scent when crushed. The leaves are oppositely arranged. The corolla is funnel shaped with a short to long tubular base. The fruit is either a

drupe In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is a type of fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pip'' (UK), ''pit'' (US), ''stone'', or ''pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a seed ...

or a body that splits into two parts when ripe.

Species

''Plants of the World Online'' includes: # '' Plocama afghanica'' ( Ehrend.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama asperuliformis'' (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama aucheri'' ( Guill.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama botschantzevii'' (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama brevifolia'' (Coss. & Durieu ex Pomel) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama bruguieri'' ( A.Rich. ex DC.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama bucharica'' (B.Fedtsch. & Des.-Shost.) M.Backlund & Thulin # ''

Plocama calabrica ''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India. The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...

'' ( L.f.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama calcicola'' (Puff) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama calycoptera'' (Decne.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama corcyllis'' ( Sond.) M.Backlund & Thulin # ''

Plocama crucianelloides ''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India. The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...

'' (Jaub. & Spach) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama dubia'' (Aitch. & Hemsl.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama eriantha'' (Jaub. & Spach) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama hymenostephana'' (Jaub. & Spach) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama iljinii'' (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama inopinata'' (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama jolana'' (Thulin) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama kandaharensis'' ( Ehrend. & Qarar ex (Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama macrantha'' (Blatt. & Hallb.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama mestscherjakovii'' (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama olivieri'' ( A.Rich. ex DC.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama pendula'' Aiton # '' Plocama puberula'' (

Balf.f. Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, KBE, FRS, FRSE (31 March 1853 – 30 November 1922) was a Scottish botanist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow from 1879 to 1885, Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxfor ...

) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama putorioides'' (Radcl.-Sm.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama reboudiana'' (Coss. & Durieu) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama rosea'' ( Hemsl. ex Aitch.) M.Backlund & Thulin # ''

Plocama somaliensis ''Plocama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is distributed from the Canary Islands to northwestern India. The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera we ...

'' (Puff) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama szowitzii'' (DC.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama thymoides'' (Balf.f.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama tinctoria'' (Balf.f.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama trichophylla'' (Popov) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama vassilczenkoi'' (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin # '' Plocama yemenensis'' (Thulin) M.Backlund & Thulin

References

External links

World Checklist of Rubiaceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3355905 Rubiaceae genera