''Lerchea'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules ...

. It was described by

Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

in 1771. The genus is found from southern

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

to western

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. The ...

Species

* '' Lerchea beccariana'' (

Bakh.f. Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr. (11 September 1911, Panjinangan, Sukabumi Regency, Java – 1 May 1987, Leiden) was a Dutch botanist. He was the son of Djahini of Tjiampea and Dutch botanist Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brin ...

) B.Axelius * ''

Lerchea bracteata ''Lerchea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. The genus is found from southern China to western Malesia. Species * '' Lerchea beccariana'' (Bakh.f.) B.Axelius * '' Lerchea bractea ...

'' Valeton * '' Lerchea capitata''

S.Moore Spencer Le Marchant Moore (1 November 1850 – 14 March 1931) was an English botanist. Biography Moore was born in Hampstead. He worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from about 1870 to 1879, wrote a number of botanical papers, and then work ...

* '' Lerchea corymbosa'' Axelius * '' Lerchea interrupta'' Korth. * '' Lerchea longicauda'' L. * ''

Lerchea micrantha ''Lerchea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. The genus is found from southern China to western Malesia. Species * '' Lerchea beccariana'' (Bakh.f.) B.Axelius * ''Lerchea bracteat ...

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Lerchea paniculata ''Lerchea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. The genus is found from southern China to western Malesia. Species * '' Lerchea beccariana'' (Bakh.f.) B.Axelius * ''Lerchea bracteat ...

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Lerchea parviflora ''Lerchea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. The genus is found from southern China to western Malesia. Species * '' Lerchea beccariana'' (Bakh.f.) B.Axelius * ''Lerchea bracteat ...

'' Axelius * ''

Lerchea sinica ''Lerchea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. The genus is found from southern China to western Malesia. Species * '' Lerchea beccariana'' (Bakh.f.) B.Axelius * ''Lerchea bracteat ...

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References

External links

''Lerchea'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera Ophiorrhizeae {{Rubioideae-stub