Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales
Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Chiococceae
Genus: Scolosanthus
Species: S. acanthodes – S. acunae – S. bahamensis – S. crucifer – S. densiflorus – S. ekmanii – S. grandifolius – S. granulatus – S. hirsutus – S. hispidus – S. howardii – S. leonardii – S. liogieri – S. lucidus – S. maestrensis – S. moanus – S. multiflorus – S. nannophyllus – S. portoricensis – S. pycnophyllus – S. reticulatus – S. roulstonii – S. selleanus – S. strictus – S. subsessilis – S. triacanthus – S. versicolor – S. wrightianus
Name
Scolosanthus Vahl, Eclog. Amer. 1: 11 (1797)
Type species: Scolosanthus versicolor Vahl, Eclog. Amer. 1: 11. (1797)
Synonyms
Heterotypic
Antacanthus Rich. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 484. (1830)
Echinodendrum A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 18. (1850)
References
Vahl, M. 1797. Eclogae Americanae 1: 11.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Scolosanthus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Scolosanthus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 11 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Scolosanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 11.
Scolosanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae.
Species include:[2][3]
Scolosanthus acanthodes
Scolosanthus acunae
Scolosanthus bahamensis
Scolosanthus crucifer
Scolosanthus ekmanii
Scolosanthus grandifolius – espuela de galan
Scolosanthus howardii Borhidi
Scolosanthus leonardii
Scolosanthus liogieri
Scolosanthus lucidus
Scolosanthus maestrensis
Scolosanthus moanus
Scolosanthus multiflorus
Scolosanthus portoricensis – maricao
Scolosanthus selleanus
Scolosanthus strictus
Scolosanthus subsessilis
Scolosanthus triacanthus
Scolosanthus versicolor – Puerto Rico devilbrush
Scolosanthus wrightianus
References
"Genus Scolosanthus". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
Scolosanthus. The Plant List.
Scolosanthus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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