Lerchea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. The genus is found from southern China to western Malesia.

Lerchea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Ophiorrhizeae
Genus: Lerchea
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  1. ^ Axelois, Barbro (1987-01-01). "The genus Lerchea (Rubiaceae)". Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 32 (1): 91–114. ISSN 2212-1676.
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