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491.0000 Family Rubiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 196 (1789), nom. cons.
589 genera, ca. 14.200 spp. mostly tropics, comparably few temperate. Phylogeny: Razafimandimbison & Rydin (2024)
Species listed in database: 14337; hybrids: 48
= Aparinaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 2: 3, 38 (1813-1829)
= Asperulaceae Cham. ex Spenn.; Handb. Angew. Bot. 2: 493 (1835)
= Catesbaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 111 (1820)
= Cephalanthaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 86 (1820)
= Cinchonaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 234 (1802)
= Coffeaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 233 (1802)
= Coutareaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Dialypetalanthaceae Rizzini & Occhioni; Lilloa 17: 253 (1948), nom. cons.
= Galiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 249 (1836)
= Gardeniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 29, 32 (1829)
= Guettardaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 235 (1802)
= Hameliaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 31 (1835)
= Hedyotidaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 57 (1822)
= Henriqueziaceae Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 6 (Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 141): 371 (1957)
= Houstoniaceae Raf.; Good Book 21 (1840)
= Hydrophylacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 318 (1820)
= Lippayaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 156, Comm. 112 (1838)
= Lygodisodeaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 123, 207 (1830)
= Naucleaceae Wernham; New Phytol. 11: 225 (1912)
= Nonateliaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 420 (1820)
= Operculariaceae Juss. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 207 (1818)
= Pagamaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Psychotriaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 49 (1830)
= Randiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 534 (1820)
= Sabiceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 555 (1820)
= Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 256 (1820)
= Theligonaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 15, 17 (1829), nom. cons.
491.8408 Genus Cordiera A.Rich.; Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 5: 222, t. 20 (1830)
Distribution: Tropical America
Species listed in database: 25
species :
Cordiera bahiensis C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 123 (2017)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Cordiera carioca C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 125 (2017)
Distribution: +Brazil (+Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Cordiera concolor (Cham.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 279 (1891)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Canindeyu, Cordillera); Argentina (Misiones)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia concolor (Cham.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 388 (1889)
= Alibertia hassleriana Chodat; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 173 (1904)
= Alibertia stricta Zahlbr.; Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 60: 79 (1923 publ. 1924)
= Alibertia vaccinioides K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 389 (1889)
= Cordiera vaccinioides (K.Schum.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 279 (1891)
= Cordiera vinosa (Cham.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 279 (1891)
= Gardenia concolor (Cham.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 1: 797 (1839)
= Gardeniola concolor Cham.; Linnaea 9: 247 (1834)
= Scepseothamnus gardenioloides Cham.; Linnaea 9: 249 (1834)
= Scepseothamnus vinosa Cham.; Linnaea 9: 249 (1834)
variant :
var. goyana C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Estad. Goiás e Tocantins 40: 215 (2010)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
variant :
var. rotunda (Cham.) C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 133 (2017)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia rotunda (Cham.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 390 (1889)
= Gardenia rotunda D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 1: 797 (1839)
= Gardenia vinosa D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 1: 797 (1839)
= Scepseothamnus rotunda Cham.; Linnaea 9: 250 (1834)
species :
Cordiera coriacea C.H.Perss., Delprete & Popovkin; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 134 (2017)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Cordiera elliptica (Cham.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 279 (1891)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia elliptica (Cham.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 389 (1889)
= Thieleodoxa elliptica Cham.; Linnaea 9: 252 (1834)
species :
Cordiera garapatica (K.Schum.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 279 (1891)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Bolivar, Cesar, Magdalena)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia garapatica K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 384 (1889)
= Garapatica edulis H.Karst.; Fl. Columb. [Karsten] 1: 57 (1859), non Cordiera edulis (Rich.) Kuntze
species :
Cordiera hadrantha (Standl.) C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Revista Biol. Neotrop. 3(1): 30 (2007)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Acre); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)
83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia hadrantha Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 177 (1936)
species :
Cordiera humilis (K.Schum.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 279 (1891)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, São Paulo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul); Paraguay (Amambay, Canindeyu, San Pedro)
84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia humilis K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 391 (1889)
= Alibertia sessilis var. reticulata K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 395 (1889)
variant :
var. amplexicaulis (S.Moore) C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Estad. Goiás e Tocantins 40: 233 (2010)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); Brazil (Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Rondônia)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia amplexicaulis S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 370 (1895)
species :
Cordiera killipii (Standl.) C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 151 (2017)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Amazonas)
83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia itayensis Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 177 (1936)
= Alibertia macrantha Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 178 (1936)
= Basanacantha hispida Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 6: 98 (1933)
= Randia hispida Ducke; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11(106): 477 (1932), non K. Schum. 1896
= Randia killipii Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 170 (1930)
species :
Cordiera longicaudata C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Nordic J. Bot. 28(5): 523 (2010)
Distribution: Ecuador (Carchi)
83 ECU
species :
Cordiera longiflora (K.Schum.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 279 (1891)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia longiflora K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 412 (1889)
species :
Cordiera macrophylla (K.Schum.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 279 (1891)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Tocantins); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia macrophylla K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 394 (1889)
= Alibertia verrucosa S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 371 (1895)
species :
Cordiera montana C.H.Perss., Delprete & Antonelli; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 161 (2017)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
species :
Cordiera mussunungae C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 162 (2017)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Cordiera myrciifolia (Spruce ex K.Schum.) C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Venez. Guayana 8: 559 (2004)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Arauca, Guaviare, Meta); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Ceara, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
80 PAN 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia myrciifolia K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 393 (1889)
= Alibertia uniflora Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 179 (1936)
= Alibertia triloba Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12: 227 (1965)
= Alibertia myrciifolia var. tepuiensis Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12: 226 (1965)
variant :
var. barbata C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 170 (2017)
Distribution: Bolivia ; Brazil (Mato Grosso, Rondônia)
83 BOL 84 BRA
variant :
var. peruviana C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 171 (2017)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Cordiera obtusa (K.Schum.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 279 (1891)
Distribution: Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia obtusa K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 393 (1889)
species :
Cordiera papillosa C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 174 (2017)
Distribution: Brazil (Piauí, Tocantins)
84 BRA
species :
Cordiera pilosa (K.Krause) C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 176 (2017)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Acre)
83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia pilosa K.Krause; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 50: 106 (1908)
= Duroia steinbachii Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 7: 290 (1931)
species :
Cordiera rigida (K.Schum.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 279 (1891)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Piauí, Maranhao, Ceara, Pernambuco, Bahia, Tocantins, Goiás, Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia gardneri Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 354 (1931)
= Alibertia rigida K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 391 (1889)
species :
Cordiera rugulata C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 182 (2017)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas); Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM 84 BRA
species :
Cordiera sessilis (Vell.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 279 (1891)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); Paraguay (Amambay, Canindeyu, Concepcion, Cordillera, San Pedro)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia melloana Hook.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 520 (1873), nom. superfl.
= Alibertia sessilis (Vell.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 395 (1889)
= Gardenia sessilis Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 3: t. 11 (1825 publ. 1829)
species :
Cordiera stipulacea C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 192 (2017)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais, Bahia, Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Cordiera subaurea (Zahlbr.) C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 192 (2017)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); Brazil (São Paulo)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia subaurea Zahlbr.; Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 60: 80 (1923 publ. 1924)
species :
Cordiera triflora A.Rich.; Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 5: 222 (1830)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz); Ecuador; N-Brazil (Amazonas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)
82 FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alibertia benensis Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 7: 291 (1931)
= Alibertia steinbachii Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 287 (1929)
= Alibertia tenuifolia K.Krause; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 50: 106 (1908 publ. 1909)
= Alibertia triflora (A.Rich. ex DC.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 392 (1889)
= Nonatelia sessiliflora (DC.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 290 (1891)
= Octavia sessiliflora DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 464 (1830)
species :
Cordiera tuberculata C.H.Perss. & Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 119: 199 (2017)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM 83 ECU PER
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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World


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Covering 359,184 accepted species,
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