Ceratopyxis
Genus of plants
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Ceratopyxis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[2] The genus contains only one species, viz. Ceratopyxis verbenaceae, which is endemic to Cuba.[3] It is a resinous small tree or bush with 4.5-8 centimeter oblong leaves.[4] The fruit it produces is 4-5 millimeters in diameter, and with small hairs attached to the skin.[4]
| Ceratopyxis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Chiococceae |
| Genus: | Ceratopyxis Hook.f. |
| Species: | C. verbenaceae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratopyxis verbenaceae | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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