Coussarea

Coussarea
Coussarea albescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Coussareeae
Genus: Coussarea
Aubl.
Type species
Coussarea violacea
Synonyms

Coussarea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Mexico to tropical America.[1]

There are about 120 species. They are shrubs and trees with oppositely arranged leaves and large, showy white flowers with four lobes. The flowers are often fragrant.[2]

  1. ^ "Coussarea in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ^ Coussarea. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.