Rubiaceae

Strumpfia Jacq.

First published in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 28 (1760)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Florida to N. Venezuela.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
A small, densely branched shrub, the branches with very short nodes and rough with the rigid, persistent, spreading stipules; leaves in whorls of 3, rigidly leathery; stipules sheathing
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in short axillary racemes; calyx 5-lobed, the lobes persistent; corolla deeply 5-parted, the tube very short
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 5, borne near the base of the corolla-tube; anthers subsessile, erect, joined by their connectives to form a column surrounding the style
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 2-celled with 1 ovule in each cavity; style glabrous but surrounded by a ring of hairs at the base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit a small fleshy drupe containing a 1–2-celled stone; seeds oblong, with fleshy endosperm.
Distribution
A monotypic West Indian genus.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

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

  • 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