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Casasia

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Casasia
Casasia clusiifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Gardenieae
Genus: Casasia
A.Rich.
Type species
Casasia calophylla
Synonyms

Casasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] These shrubs or small trees occur on the Caribbean islands and in one case (Seven-year Apple, C. clusiifolia) in Florida.[2] Some of the ten accepted species were formerly placed elsewhere, e.g. in the related genip-tree genus (Genipa), in Gardenia or in Randia.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Richard, Achille. 1850. Historia Física Política y Natural de la Isla de Cuba, Botánica 11: 9, pl. 49.
  2. ^ a b "Casasia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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