Biology:Ciliosemina

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Short description: Genus of plants

Ciliosemina
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Ciliosemina pedunculata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Cinchoneae
Genus: Ciliosemina
Antonelli

Ciliosemina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are two recognized species distributed in South America from the eastern Andes to the Amazon basin.[1]

These are woody plants taking the form of shrubs or trees. The white flowers are borne in axillary inflorescences. The fruits are stiff capsules containing winged seeds.[1]

Species

  • Ciliosemina pedunculata (H.Karst.) Antonelli - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
  • Ciliosemina purdieana (Wedd.) Antonelli - Colombia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ciliosemina. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.

Wikidata ☰ Q5549351 entry