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Coccochondra phelpsiana (Coccochondra phelpsiana)

Description

Coccochondra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are four species native to the Guayana Highlands of northern South America. These plants are low shrubs with tough leaves, small inflorescences of funnel-shaped flowers, and raphides in their tissues.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Rubiaceae

              • Genus: Coccochondra