''Coussarea'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Mexico to tropical America.
There are about 120 species. They are
shrub
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s and trees with oppositely arranged leaves and large, showy white flowers with four lobes. The flowers are often fragrant.
''Coussarea''.
Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.
Species
*''Coussarea accedens
''Coussarea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Mexico to tropical America.
There are about 120 species. They are shrubs and trees with oppositely arranged leaves and large, showy white flo ...
'' Müll.Arg.
*''Coussarea acuminata
''Coussarea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Mexico to tropical America.
There are about 120 species. They are shrubs and trees with oppositely arranged leaves and large, showy white flow ...
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*''Coussarea albescens
''Coussarea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Mexico to tropical America.
There are about 120 species. They are shrubs and trees with oppositely arranged leaves and large, showy white flow ...
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea amapaensis'' Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea ampla'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea amplifolia'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea andrei'' M.S.Pereira & M.R.V.Barbosa
*'' Coussarea antioquiana'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea auriculata'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea bahiensis'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea bernardii'' Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea biflora'' ( Vell.) Müll.Arg.
*''Coussarea bocainae
''Coussarea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Mexico to tropical America.
There are about 120 species. They are shrubs and trees with oppositely arranged leaves and large, showy white flo ...
'' M.Gomes
*''Coussarea brevicaulis
''Coussarea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Mexico to tropical America.
There are about 120 species. They are shrub
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*'' Coussarea brevipedunculata'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea capitata'' (Benth.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea caroliana'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea catingana'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea cephaeloides'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea cerroazulensis'' Dwyer & M.V.Hayden
*'' Coussarea chiapensis'' Borhidi
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*'' Coussarea coffeoides'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea congestiflora'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea contracta'' (Walp.) Benth.
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ex Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea cuatrecasasii'' Standl.
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ex Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea curvigemma'' Dwyer
*'' Coussarea duckei'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea dulcifolia'' D.Neill
*'' Coussarea duplex'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea durifolia'' Dwyer
*'' Coussarea ecuadorensis'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea enneantha'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea evoluta'' Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea fanshawei'' Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea flava'' Poepp.
*'' Coussarea friburgensis'' M.Gomes
*'' Coussarea frondosa'' S.Moore
*'' Coussarea garciae'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea graciliflora'' (Mart.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea grandifolia'' Rusby
*'' Coussarea grandis'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea granvillei'' Delprete & B.M.Boom
*'' Coussarea hallei'' Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea hirticalyx'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea hyacinthiflora'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea hydrangeifolia'' (Benth.
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) Benth.
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ex Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea ilheotica'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea imitans'' L.O.Williams
*'' Coussarea impetiolaris'' Donn.Sm.
*'' Coussarea insignis'' Ducke
*'' Coussarea janeirensis'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea japurana'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea klugii'' Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea krukovii'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea lagoensis'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea lanceolata'' ( Vell.) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea lasseri'' Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea latifolia'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea leptoloba'' (Spreng.
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ex Benth.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea leptophagma'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea leptopus'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea liesneri'' Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea liliiflora'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea linearis'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea locuples'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea loftonii'' (Dwyer & M.V.Hayden) Dwyer
*'' Coussarea longiacuminata'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea longiflora'' (Mart.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea longifolia'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea longilaciniata'' Delprete
*'' Coussarea machadoana'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea macrocalyx'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea macrophylla'' (Mart.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea mapourioides'' Bremek.
*'' Coussarea megalocarpa'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea megistophylla'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea meridionalis'' ( Vell.) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea mexicana'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea micrococca'' Bremek.
*'' Coussarea moritziana'' (Benth.
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) Standl.
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*'' Coussarea nodosa'' (Benth.
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) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea obliqua'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea obscura'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea ovalis'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea paniculata'' ( Vahl) Standl.
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*'' Coussarea penetantha'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea petiolaris'' (Benth.
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) Standl.
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*'' Coussarea pilosiflora'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea pilosula'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea pittieri'' Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea platyphylla'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea procumbens'' ( Vell.) Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea rafa-torresii'' Borhidi
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*'' Coussarea regnelliana'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea resinosa'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea revoluta'' Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea rudgeoides'' Rusby
*'' Coussarea sancti-ciprianii'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea schiffneri'' Zahlbr.
*'' Coussarea sessilifolia'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea speciosa'' K.Schum.
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ex Glaziou
*'' Coussarea spicata'' Delprete
*'' Coussarea spiciformis'' C.M.Taylor
*'' Coussarea strigosipes'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea surinamensis'' Bremek.
*'' Coussarea talamancana'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea tenuiflora'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea terepaimensis'' Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea tortilis'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea tricephala'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea triflora'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea uniflora'' Gardner
*'' Coussarea urbaniana'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea urophylla'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea vallis'' Standl.
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ex Steyerm.
*'' Coussarea venosa'' Standl.
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*'' Coussarea veraguensis'' Dwyer
*'' Coussarea verticillata'' Müll.Arg.
*'' Coussarea violacea'' Aubl.
*'' Coussarea viridis'' Müll.Arg.
References
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Rubiaceae genera
Coussareeae
Flora of South America