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Genus of plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1]
| Plocama | |
|---|---|
| |
| Plocama calabrica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Putorieae |
| Genus: | Plocama Aiton |
| Type species | |
| Plocama pendula | |
| Synonyms | |
The genus was expanded in 2007 when several other Rubiaceae genera were merged into it. There are now about 34 species.[2]
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 or a body that splits into two parts when ripe.[2]
Plants of the World Online includes:
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