Crusea
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| Crusea | |
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| Crusea longiflora | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Spermacoceae |
| Genus: | Crusea Schltdl. & Cham. |
| Type species | |
| Crusea rubra (syn. of Crusea hispida) | |
Crusea (common name saucer flower)[1] is a genus of angiosperms (flowering plants) in the family Rubiaceae.[2] The genus is found in the south-western United States (Arizona and New Mexico), Mexico, and Central America. A few species are naturalized in Cuba and Puerto Rico.[3]