Rubiaceae
Coccocypselum

Coccocypselum ovatum Cham. & Schltdl.

First published in Linnaea 4: 141 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is likely to be Brazil. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bestetti Costa, C. (2006). Revisão taxonômica de Coccocypselum P. Br. (Rubiaceae): 1-133. Ph.D. dissertation, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Coccocypselum condalia.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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