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492.0000 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: 14370; hybrids: 47
= 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.
492.6510 Genus Rustia Klotzsch; Getreue Darstell. Gew. 14: sub t. 14, et sub t. 15 (1846)
Distribution: Tropical America, Caribbean
Species listed in database: 19
= Henlea H.Karst.; Fl. Columb. [Karsten] 38, in textu (1858), 157, t. 78 (1861)
= Stomandra Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 247 (1947)
= Tresanthera H.Karst.; Fl. Columb. [Karsten] 1: 37, t. 19 (1858)
species :
Rustia alba Delprete; Novon 5(2): 133 (1995)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Rustia angustifolia K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 262 (1889)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Rustia bilsana Delprete; Novon 8(3): 234 (1998)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Rustia condamineoides (H.Karst.) Kainul. & B.Bremer; Amer. J. Bot. 97(12): 1976 (2010)
Name: Wild Waterwood (Trinidad & Tobago)
Distribution: Tobago; Venezuela (Aragua, Carabobo, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda, Sucre)
81 TRT 82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Rustia pauciflora Soler.; Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 8(Beibl.): 99 (1890)
= Tresanthera condamineoides H.Karst.; Fl. Columb. [Karsten] 1: 37 (1858)
= Tresanthera condamineoides var. thyrsiflora (Steyerm.) Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 77: 101 (1999)
= Tresanthera pauciflora (Soler.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 4: 19 (1891)
= Tresanthera thyrsiflora Steyerm.; Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 25: 248 (1964)
species :
Rustia costaricensis (Standl.) Lorence; Fieldiana, Bot., n. s. 33: 306 (1993)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Rustia panamensis Dwyer; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67: 483 (1980)
= Stomandra costaricensis Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 247 (1947)
species :
Rustia delpreteana C.M.Taylor; Novon 31(1): 56 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Rustia dressleri Delprete; Novon 5(2): 137 (1995)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Rustia formosa (Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC.) Klotzsch; Getreue Darstell. Gew. 14: t. 15 (1846)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cinchona formosa (Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC.) Brign.; Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, Pt. Mem. Fis., Ser. 2, 1: 63 (1862)
= Cinchona formosa var. laevis (Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC.) Brign.; Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, Pt. Mem. Fis., Ser. 2, 1: 63 (1862)
= Cinchona formosa var. leprosa (Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC.) Brign.; Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, Pt. Mem. Fis., Ser. 2, 1: 63 (1862)
= Exostema formosum Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 4: 179 (1829)
= Exostema formosum var. laeve Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 4: 179 (1829)
= Exostema formosum var. leprosum Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 361 (1830)
= Rustia mosenii K.Schum. ex Glaziou; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 56(3): 337 (1909), nomen
= Rustia pohliana Klotzsch; Getreue Darstell. Gew. 14: t. 15 (1846)
= Rustia sellowiana Klotzsch; Getreue Darstell. Gew. 14: t. 15 (1846)
species :
Rustia gracilis K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 263 (1889)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Rustia haitiensis Urb.; Ark. Bot. 24A(4): 36 (1932)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
species :
Rustia kosnipatana S.Will & C.M.Taylor; Novon 20(4): 504 (2010)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Rustia occidentalis (Benth.) Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 14 (1881)
Distribution: Guatemala; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Isla del Coco; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Valle); Ecuador; Peru
80 COC COS GUA NIC PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Exostema occidentale Benth.; Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 104 (1844)
species :
Rustia rubra Standl. ex D.R.Simpson; Phytologia 33: 4 (1976)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM 83 ECU PER
species :
Rustia schunkeana Delprete; Brittonia 48(1): 29 (1996)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
species :
Rustia simpsonii Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 77: 89 (1999)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Rustia thibaudioides (H.Karst.) Delprete; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 77: 81 (1999)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caquetá, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Meta, Putumayo, Santander, Tolima, Vaupés); Venezuela (Táchira); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Henlea splendens H.Karst.; Fl. Columb. [Karsten] 1: 157 (1861)
= Henlea thibaudioides H.Karst.; Linnaea 30: 151 (1859)
= Rustia secundiflora K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 261 (1889)
= Rustia splendens (H.Karst.) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 7: 26 (1930)
species :
Rustia ucayalina C.M.Taylor; Novon 31(1): 57 (2023)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Rustia venezuelensis Standl. & Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28: 616 (1953)
Distribution: Venezuela (Mérida)
82 VEN
species :
Rustia viridiflora Delprete; Novon 5(2): 135 (1995)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
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