Rustia (plant)

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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]

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Rustia
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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)
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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

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