Cosmibuena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] The genus is native to Chiapas, Central America, and South America as far south as Brazil.[2]
| Cosmibuena | |
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| Cosmibuena grandiflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Hillieae |
| Genus: | Cosmibuena Ruiz & Pav. |
| Type species | |
| Cosmibuena obtusifolia | |
| Synonyms | |
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These are succulent shrubs and trees, often growing as epiphytes. The leaves are oppositely arranged. The inflorescence is a terminal cluster or sometimes a solitary flower. The flowers are large, showy, and fragrant. They are white, fading yellow. They open at night and dry out and die the next day. The fruit is a woody capsule containing papery winged seeds.[3]
These plants grow in wet lowlands, mountain forests, and mangroves.[3]
Species edit
Four species are recognized as of May 2014:[2]
- Cosmibuena grandiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Rusby - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Cosmibuena macrocarpa (Benth.) Klotzsch ex Walp. - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
- Cosmibuena matudae (Standl.) L.O.Williams - Chiapas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
- Cosmibuena valerioi (Standl.) C.M.Taylor - Costa Rica, Panama
References edit
- ^ Ruiz López, Hipólito & José Antonio Pavón Jiménez. 1802. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus 3: 2–3.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Cosmibuena
- ^ a b Cosmibuena. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.
External links edit
- Cosmibuena in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
- Cosmibuena grandiflora. Discover Life.
- Cosmibuena macrocarpa. Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
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