Rustia (plant)

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Rustia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are 17 species distributed in tropical Central and South America.[1] They are shrubs and trees up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall.[2]

Rustia
Rustia bilsana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Dialypetalantheae
Genus: Rustia
Klotzsch (1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Henlea H.Karst. (1859)
  • Stomandra Standl. (1947)
  • Tresanthera H.Karst. (1859)

Species include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rustia Klotzsch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ^ Vieira, R. C., Delprete, P. G., Leitão, G. G., & Leitão, S. G. (2001). Anatomical and chemical analyses of leaf secretory cavities of Rustia formosa (Rubiaceae). American Journal of Botany, 88(12), 2151-56.