Deppea

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Deppea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae[3] native to the region from Mexico to Central America, and from Brazil to Argentina.[2]

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
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Deppea
Deppea splendens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Hamelieae
Genus: Deppea
Schltdl. & Cham.
Type species
Deppea erythrorhiza
Species[2]

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Synonyms
  • Bellizinca Borhidi
  • Choristes Benth.
  • Csapodya Borhidi
  • Deppeopsis Borhidi & Strancz.
  • Edithea Standl.
  • Schenckia K.Schum.
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Description

Deppea are slender shrubs or small trees with oppositely arranged, or rarely whorled leaves.[4]

Cytology

The chromosome count of Deppea blumenaviensis is 2n = 28.[5]

Taxonomy

The genus is named in honor of Ferdinand Deppe (1794-1861), who collected the type species during a botanical expedition to Veracruz, Mexico with C.J.W. Schiede in 1828-1829. It was described by Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal and Adelbert von Chamisso in 1830[3] with Deppea erythrorhiza Schltdl. & Cham. as the type species.[1] Within the subfamily Dialypetalanthoideae it is placed in the tribe Hamelieae.[6]

Species

Distribution and habitat

It occurs in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Panama.[2] The centre of diversity is in the mountains of Mexico and Guatemala.[4]

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