Rubiaceae
Houstonia wrightii A.Gray
Houstonia wrightii A.Gray
Houstonia wrightii (pygmy bluet) is a Rubiaceae plant native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Ixora coccinea Comm. ex Lam.
Ixora coccinea Comm. ex Lam.
Ixora coccinea is a compact evergreen flowering shrub, widely cultivated ornamentally and used in traditional Indian medicine.
Kelloggia galioides Torr.
Kelloggia galioides Torr.
Kelloggia galioides is a rhizomatous perennial herb native to coniferous forests of the western United States.
Kohautia amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh.
Kohautia amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh.
Kohautia amatymbica (tremble tops) is an edible-rooted flowering plant in Rubiaceae native to southern Africa.
Mitchella repens L.
Mitchella repens L.
Mitchella repens, or partridge berry, is an evergreen creeping vine native to eastern North America, cultivated ornamentally with traditional Indigenous medicinal uses.
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
Mitracarpus hirtus is an introduced-spreading annual herb in Rubiaceae native to tropical America.
Morinda citrifolia L.
Morinda citrifolia L.
Morinda citrifolia, or noni, is a tropical tree known for its pungent ripe fruit, used in consumer and traditional Polynesian products.
Morinda royoc L.
Morinda royoc L.
Morinda royoc L. is a flowering vine or shrub in the coffee family native to tropical coastal areas of the Americas and Caribbean.
Mussaenda parviflora Miq.
Mussaenda parviflora Miq.
Mussaenda parviflora is a climbing flowering shrub native to parts of Japan, Taiwan, and southern China.
Mussaenda philippica A.Rich.
Mussaenda philippica A.Rich.
Mussaenda philippica is a Rubiaceae shrub/small tree native to the Philippines, grown ornamentally with several colored varieties.
Nertera granadensis (Mutis ex L.f.) Druce
Nertera granadensis (Mutis ex L.f.) Druce
Nertera granadensis is an ornamental Rubiaceae plant with orange berries distributed around the Pacific, with mild toxicity reported from child ingestion cases.
Nertera villosa B.H.Macmill. & R.Mason
Nertera villosa B.H.Macmill. & R.Mason
Nertera villosa is a small prostrate herb with heart-shaped leaves and orange-red drupes, native to New Zealand and resistant to browsing.
Oldenlandia corymbosa L.
Oldenlandia corymbosa L.
Oldenlandia corymbosa L. is an annual herb with a documented genome size and specific morphological traits.
Paederia foetida L.
Paederia foetida L.
Paederia foetida L. is a scented climbing plant with ornamental, medicinal, and culinary uses, native to Asia and naturalized elsewhere.
Palicourea elata (Sw.) Borhidi
Palicourea elata (Sw.) Borhidi
Palicourea elata, the striking lip-shaped bract shrub, is a medicinally used rainforest understory plant in the coffee family.
Palicourea tomentosa (Aubl.) Borhidi
Palicourea tomentosa (Aubl.) Borhidi
Palicourea tomentosa is a Rubiaceae shrub from tropical Americas with folk medicine and ritual uses, pollinated mainly by small hermit hummingbirds.
Pentanisia angustifolia (Hochst.) Hochst.
Pentanisia angustifolia (Hochst.) Hochst.
Pentanisia angustifolia is a plant with simple undivided leaves native to southern Africa that grows in woodland herb layers.
Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers
Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers
Pentas lanceolata, or Egyptian starcluster, is a Rubiaceae flowering plant native to tropical Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula, sometimes planted in butterfly gardens.
Phyllis nobla L.
Phyllis nobla L.
Phyllis nobla L. is a plant with distinct leaf, flower, and fruiting pedicel characteristics as described.
Pomax umbellata (Gaertn.) Sol. ex A.Rich.
Pomax umbellata (Gaertn.) Sol. ex A.Rich.
Pomax umbellata is the only species in the Pomax genus of the coffee family, found only in Australia.
Psychotria capensis (Eckl.) Vatke
Psychotria capensis (Eckl.) Vatke
Psychotria capensis is a shrub or small tree native to southern African forests and grassy rocky areas.
Psychotria carthagenensis Jacq.
Psychotria carthagenensis Jacq.
Psychotria carthagenensis, or amyruca, is a South American rainforest shrub from the coffee family, used to prepare ayahuasca decoction.
Psychotria loniceroides Sieber ex DC.
Psychotria loniceroides Sieber ex DC.
Psychotria loniceroides is an Australian shrub with edible ripe fruits that may irritate the human throat.
Psychotria nervosa Sw.
Psychotria nervosa Sw.
Psychotria nervosa is a medium-sized shrub native to the Americas, commonly called wild coffee, with no confirmed caffeine or DMT content.
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