Ernodea littoralis

Ernodea littoralis
Ernodea littoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiospermae
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae[1]
Genus: Ernodea
Species: E. littoralis
Binomial name
Ernodea littoralis
Sw.

Ernodea littoralis, the golden creeper, beech creeper, coughweed, or coughbush, is a species of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, endemic to Central America and the Caribbean region. It is a vine-like ground cover, 1 to 3 feet in height, with small, light green, succulent leaves on long, curving, bright red branches, and pinkish white, tubular flowers succeeded by golden berries.

Synonyms

References

  1. "Genus Ernodea". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2010-12-15.

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