- Source: Coccochondra
Coccochondra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are four species native to the Guayana Highlands of northern South America.
These plants are low shrubs with tough leaves, small inflorescences of funnel-shaped flowers, and raphides in their tissues.
Species
Coccochondra carrenoi (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor
Coccochondra durifolia (Standl.) C.M.Taylor
Coccochondra laevis (Steyerm.) Rauschert
Coccochondra laevis subsp. laevis
Coccochondra laevis subsp. maigualidae J.H.Kirkbr.
Coccochondra phelpsiana (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor
References
External links
Coccochondra in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Further reading
Taylor, C. M. (2011). The genus Coccochondra (neotropical Rubiaceae) expanded. Plant Ecology and Evolution, 144(1), 115–118.