''Macrocnemum'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
in the family
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 contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
* ''
Macrocnemum cinchonoides'', (Wedd.) Wedd.
* ''
Macrocnemum jamaicense'',
L.
* ''
Macrocnemum pilosinervium'',
Standl.
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 ...
References
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Rubiaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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