Rustia (plant)

Rustia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Condamineeae
Genus: Rustia

Rustia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are about 14 species distributed in Central and South America. They are shrubs and trees up to 15 meters tall.[1]

Species include:[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Rustia. The Plant List.
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