Paederia
Encyclopedia
Paederia is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the madder
family, Rubiaceae
. They are commonly known as Sewer Vines because of the strong odours exuded when their leaves or stems are crushed or bruised.
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 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 madder
Rubiá
aRubiá is a municipality in the Spanish province of Ourense. It has a population of 1734 and an area of 101 km²....
family, Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
. They are commonly known as Sewer Vines because of the strong odours exuded when their leaves or stems are crushed or bruised.
Species
- Paederia brasiliensis (Hook.f.) Puff (South AmericaSouth AmericaSouth America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
) - Paederia bojeriana
- Paederia cruddasiana Prain – Sewervine (AsiaAsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
) - Paederia farinosa
- Paederia foetidaPaederia foetidaPaederia foetida is a species of plant, with common names that are variations of Skunkvine; Stinkvine; or Chinese Fever Vine...
L. (syn. Paederia scandens) – Skunkvine (Asia) - Paederia lanata
- Paederia linearis Hook.f.
- Paederia majungensis
- Paederia mandrarensis
- Paederia pilifera
- Paederia pospischilii
- Paederia sambiranensis
- Paederia taolagnarensis
- Paederia thouarsiana