Rubiaceae

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Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.

Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.

Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.

Mitragyna parvifolia is an Asian tree native to India and Sri Lanka, used traditionally in medicine and for timber.

Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Brandis

Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Brandis

Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Brandis

Adina cordifolia is a deciduous flowering tree native to southern Asia, with antiseptic bark, that blooms yellow-pink flowers in winter.

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Adina racemosa (Siebold & Zucc.) Miq.

Adina racemosa (Siebold & Zucc.) Miq.

Adina racemosa is a flowering tree species in the Rubiaceae family, native to multiple regions in East and Southeast Asia.

Bikkia tetrandra (L.f.) A.Rich.

Bikkia tetrandra (L.f.) A.Rich.

Bikkia tetrandra (L.f.) A.Rich.

Bikkia tetrandra is an erect branching shrub that grows on exposed seaside limestone cliffs, with white trumpet-shaped flowers and 2-celled woody capsules.

Hintonia latiflora (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Bullock

Hintonia latiflora (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Bullock

Hintonia latiflora (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Bullock

Hintonia latiflora is a plant species in genus Hintonia that contains the antidiabetic active neoflavonoid coutareagenin.

Cinchona pubescens Vahl

Cinchona pubescens Vahl

Cinchona pubescens Vahl

Cinchona pubescens Vahl, the red quinine tree, is a fast-growing resilient tree with the widest distribution of all Cinchona species.

Luculia gratissima (Wall.) Sweet

Luculia gratissima (Wall.) Sweet

Luculia gratissima (Wall.) Sweet

Luculia gratissima is a fragrant flowering ornamental shrub or small tree native to the Himalayas to northern Indo-China, awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Arachnothryx leucophylla (Kunth) Planch.

Arachnothryx leucophylla (Kunth) Planch.

Arachnothryx leucophylla (Kunth) Planch.

Arachnothryx leucophylla is a flowering plant species in the Rubiaceae family.

Lasianthus chlorocarpus K.Schum.

Lasianthus chlorocarpus K.Schum.

Lasianthus chlorocarpus K.Schum.

Lasianthus chlorocarpus is a rainforest understorey shrub native to parts of Oceania and Southeast Asia, with white flowers and dark blue drupes.

Coprosma lucida var. lucida

Coprosma lucida var. lucida

Coprosma lucida var. lucida

Coprosma lucida is a dioecious shrub or tree endemic to New Zealand, with distinctive yellow inner bark and large leaves.

Coprosma ernodeoides A.Gray

Coprosma ernodeoides A.Gray

Coprosma ernodeoides A.Gray

Coprosma ernodeoides is a prostrate Hawaiian alpine shrub with distinctive black fruit, used traditionally by Native Hawaiians.

Coprosma montana Hillebr.

Coprosma montana Hillebr.

Coprosma montana Hillebr.

Pilo (Coprosma montana) is a flowering shrub or small tree in the Rubiaceae family native to Hawaii, found at 1800–3000 m elevation.

Coprosma wallii Petrie

Coprosma wallii Petrie

Coprosma wallii Petrie

Coprosma wallii is a rare 3-meter-tall New Zealand shrub that grows in multiple habitat types.

Coprosma hirtella Labill.

Coprosma hirtella Labill.

Coprosma hirtella Labill.

Coprosma hirtella (coffee-berry) is an endemic south-eastern Australian Rubiaceae shrub that bears edible, not agreeable fruit.

Coprosma cheesemanii W.R.B.Oliv.

Coprosma cheesemanii W.R.B.Oliv.

Coprosma cheesemanii W.R.B.Oliv.

Coprosma cheesemanii W.R.B.Oliv. is a small low-growing New Zealand shrub found from Mt. Hikurangi south in montane to subalpine areas.

Coprosma petriei Cheeseman

Coprosma petriei Cheeseman

Coprosma petriei Cheeseman

Coprosma petriei is a mat-forming, dioecious mirrorplant shrub native to New Zealand.

Coprosma tenuifolia Cheeseman

Coprosma tenuifolia Cheeseman

Coprosma tenuifolia Cheeseman

Wavy-leaved coprosma (Coprosma tenuifolia) is a native New Zealand shrub or small tree reaching 5m tall with orange fruit.

Coprosma dodonaeifolia W.R.B.Oliv.

Coprosma dodonaeifolia W.R.B.Oliv.

Coprosma dodonaeifolia W.R.B.Oliv.

Coprosma dodonaeifolia is a Rubiaceae plant native to northern New Zealand, with 44 chromosomes and close relation to Coprosma lucida.

Coprosma chathamica Cockayne

Coprosma chathamica Cockayne

Coprosma chathamica Cockayne

Coprosma chathamica is a large endemic Chatham Islands tree with traditional funerary uses and ecological roles as a host.

Coprosma cuneata Hook.f.

Coprosma cuneata Hook.f.

Coprosma cuneata Hook.f.

Coprosma cuneata is a small New Zealand shrub found in the South Island and southern offshore islands, growing in forest, scrub and shrubland.

Coprosma intertexta G.Simpson

Coprosma intertexta G.Simpson

Coprosma intertexta G.Simpson

Coprosma intertexta is a native New Zealand shrub found in eastern South Island dry scrub and rocky areas.

Coprosma fowerakeri D.A.Norton & de Lange

Coprosma fowerakeri D.A.Norton & de Lange

Coprosma fowerakeri D.A.Norton & de Lange

Coprosma fowerakeri is a Coprosma species from New Zealand's South Island, formally described in 2003.

Coprosma rubra Petrie

Coprosma rubra Petrie

Coprosma rubra Petrie

Coprosma rubra is a 4m tall native New Zealand shrub that grows from lowland to montane areas and produces small yellowish-white oblong fruit.

Coprosma neglecta Cheeseman

Coprosma neglecta Cheeseman

Coprosma neglecta Cheeseman

Coprosma neglecta is a small New Zealand native coastal shrub with glossy green leaves and orange-red fruit.

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