Posoqueria
Genus of plants
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Posoqueria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found Mexico to tropical America.[2]
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| Posoqueria | |
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| Posoqueria latifolia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Posoquerieae |
| Genus: | Posoqueria Aubl. |
| Type species | |
| Posoqueria longiflora | |
| Synonyms | |
Cytology
The chromosome count of Posoqueria latifolia is 2n = 32, 34, or 36.[3]
Taxonomy
It was described by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in 1775 with Posoqueria longiflora Aubl. as the type species.[1][4]
Species
- Posoqueria acutifolia Mart.
- Posoqueria bahiensis Macias & L.S.Kinosh.
- Posoqueria calantha Barb.Rodr.
- Posoqueria chocoana C.M.Taylor
- Posoqueria coriacea M.Martens & Galeotti
- Posoqueria correana C.M.Taylor
- Posoqueria costaricensis C.M.Taylor
- Posoqueria fragrantissima Linden & André
- Posoqueria grandiflora Standl.
- Posoqueria grandifructa Hammel & C.M.Taylor
- Posoqueria laevis C.M.Taylor
- Posoqueria latifolia (Rudge) Schult.
- Posoqueria laurifolia Mart.
- Posoqueria longifilamentosa C.M.Taylor
- Posoqueria longiflora Aubl.
- Posoqueria palustris Mart.
- Posoqueria platysiphonia Rusby
- Posoqueria robusta Hammel & C.M.Taylor
- Posoqueria tarairensis C.M.Taylor
- Posoqueria trinitatis DC.
- Posoqueria velutina Standl.
- Posoqueria williamsii Steyerm.
Image gallery
Posoqueria latifolia tree
Posoqueria longiflora flower
"Monkey apple" from Posoqueria latifolia
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