''Coutarea'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the family
Rubiaceae. The genus is native to southern
Mexico,
Central America,
South America and the
West Indies.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Coutarea''
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These plants are woody trees and shrubs with oppositely arranged leaves and terminal inflorescences. The large, showy flowers are white, pink, red, or purplish, sometimes with whitish or greenish markings. The fruit is a woody, flattened capsule containing seeds with large wings.[''Coutarea''.]
Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.
Species
*''Coutarea andrei
''Coutarea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.
These plants are woody trees and shrubs with oppositely arranged leaves and termina ...
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Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants.
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Standley was born on March 21, 1884 in Avalon, Missouri. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri an ...
- Ecuador, Peru
*'' Coutarea coutaportloides'' C.M.Taylor - Ecuador
*'' Coutarea diervilloides'' Planch. & Linden - Colombia
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*'' Coutarea fuchsioides'' C.M.Taylor - Peru
*'' Coutarea hexandra'' (Jacq.
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Biography
Born in Leiden in the Netherlands, he studied medicine at Leiden University, then moved first to Par ...
) K.Schum. - widespread in Latin America
*'' Coutarea mollis'' Cham.
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- Brazil
References
External links
''Coutarea'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Chiococceae
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