Coccocypselum
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Coccocypselum is a genus
of about 35 species of flowering plant
s in the family (Rubiaceae), distributed throughout the tropics
of the Americas. All species of the genus Coccocypselum are herbaceous
with fleshy, blue or purple fruit
s, and 4-petaled flower
s.
Selected species
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of about 35 species of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family (Rubiaceae), distributed throughout the tropics
Tropics
The tropics is a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator. It is limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at S; these latitudes correspond to the axial tilt of the Earth...
of the Americas. All species of the genus Coccocypselum are herbaceous
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
with fleshy, blue or purple fruit
Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...
s, and 4-petaled flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
s.
Selected species
- Coccocypselum campanuliflorum
- Coccocypselum condalia
- Coccocypselum cordifolium
- Coccocypselum erythrocephalum
- Coccocypselum guianense
- Coccocypselum hasslerianum
- Coccocypselum herbaceum
- Coccocypselum hirsutum
- Coccocypselum krauseanum
- Coccocypselum lanceolatum
- Coccocypselum lymansmithii
- Coccocypselum nummulariifolium