Ernodea
| Ernodea | |
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| Ernodea littoralis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Spermacoceae |
| Genus: | Ernodea Sw. |
| Type species | |
| Ernodea littoralis Sw. | |
Ernodea is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It are all small shrubs, endemic to the Caribbean region, with most species restricted to the Bahamian Archipelago.[1]
Species
- Ernodea angusta Small - Florida, The Bahamas
- Ernodea cokeri Britton ex Coker - Florida, The Bahamas
- Ernodea gigantea Correll - The Bahamas
- Ernodea littoralis Sw. - Florida, Mexico, Belize, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, Windward Islands, Colombia
- Ernodea millspaughii Britton - The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ernodea nashii Britton - The Bahamas
- Ernodea serratifolia Correll - The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ernodea taylori Britton - The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Haiti
References
- ↑ Negron-Ortiz V, Hickey RJ (1996). "The genus Ernodea (Rubiaceae) in the Caribbean Basin. II. Morphological Analyses and Systematics". Systematic Botany 21 (3): 445–458. doi:10.2307/2419670.
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