Rustia (plant)

Rustia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are 17 species distributed in tropical Central and South America.^[1] They are shrubs and trees up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall.^[2]

Rustia
Rustia bilsana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Ixoroideae
Tribe:	Dialypetalantheae
Genus:	Rustia Klotzsch (1846)
Synonyms[1]
Henlea H.Karst. (1859) Stomandra Standl. (1947) Tresanthera H.Karst. (1859)

Species include:^[1]

• Rustia alba Delprete
• Rustia angustifolia K.Schum.
• Rustia bilsana Delprete
• Rustia condamineoides (H.Karst.) Kainul. & B.Bremer
• Rustia costaricensis (Standl.) Lorence
• Rustia dressleri Delprete
• Rustia formosa (Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC.) Klotzsch
• Rustia gracilis K.Schum.
• Rustia haitiensis Urb.
• Rustia kosnipatana S.Will & C.M.Taylor
• Rustia occidentalis (Benth.) Hemsl.
• Rustia rubra Standl. ex D.A.Simpson
• Rustia schunkeana Delprete
• Rustia simpsonii Delprete
• Rustia thibaudioides (H.Karst.) Delprete
• Rustia venezuelensis Standl. & Steyerm.
• Rustia viridiflora Delprete

References

1. Rustia Klotzsch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
2. Vieira, R. C., Delprete, P. G., Leitão, G. G., & Leitão, S. G. (2001). Anatomical and chemical analyses of leaf secretory cavities of Rustia formosa (Rubiaceae). American Journal of Botany, 88(12), 2151-56.