Rubiaceae

Hedyotis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 101 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NW. Pacific.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Small herbs or subshrubs, the stems erect, creeping or diffuse; leaves opposite; stipules entire or variously toothed or cut, rarely minute or apparently absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary or cymose in the leaf-axils, often dimorphic (heterostylous); calyx 4-toothed or -lobed; corolla funnel- or salver-shaped, mostly 4-lobed, the lobes valvate in bud. Stamens usually 4, inserted above the middle of the corolla-tube; anthers included or exserted
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 2-celled with many ovules on axile placentas; style 2-armed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit a several–many- seeded globose or 2-lobed capsule, dehiscing at the top or all the way down; seeds flattened or angled.
Distribution
A pantropical subtropical or warm-temperate genus of about 300 species.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0