Coussarea Explained

Coussarea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Mexico to tropical America.^[1]

There are about 120 species. They are shrubs and trees with oppositely arranged leaves and large, showy white flowers with four lobes. The flowers are often fragrant.^[2]

Species

• Coussarea accedens Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea acuminata (Ruiz & Pav.) Zappi
• Coussarea albescens (DC.) Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea amapaensis Steyerm.
• Coussarea ampla Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea amplifolia C.M.Taylor
• Coussarea andrei M.S.Pereira & M.R.V.Barbosa
• Coussarea antioquiana C.M.Taylor
• Coussarea auriculata Standl.
• Coussarea bahiensis Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea bernardii Steyerm.
• Coussarea biflora (Vell.) Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea bocainae M.Gomes
• Coussarea brevicaulis K.Krause
• Coussarea brevipedunculata C.M.Taylor
• Coussarea capitata (Benth.) Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea caroliana Standl.
• Coussarea catingana Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea cephaeloides C.M.Taylor
• Coussarea cerroazulensis Dwyer & M.V.Hayden
• Coussarea chiapensis Borhidi
• Coussarea coffeoides Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea congestiflora Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea contracta (Walp.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea cuatrecasasii Standl. ex Steyerm.
• Coussarea curvigemma Dwyer
• Coussarea duckei Standl.
• Coussarea dulcifolia D.Neill
• Coussarea duplex C.M.Taylor
• Coussarea durifolia Dwyer
• Coussarea ecuadorensis C.M.Taylor
• Coussarea enneantha Standl.
• Coussarea evoluta Steyerm.
• Coussarea fanshawei Steyerm.
• Coussarea flava Poepp.
• Coussarea friburgensis M.Gomes
• Coussarea frondosa S.Moore
• Coussarea garciae Standl.
• Coussarea graciliflora (Mart.) Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea grandifolia Rusby
• Coussarea grandis Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea granvillei Delprete & B.M.Boom
• Coussarea hallei Steyerm.
• Coussarea hirticalyx Standl.
• Coussarea hyacinthiflora Standl.
• Coussarea hydrangeifolia (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea ilheotica Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea imitans L.O.Williams
• Coussarea impetiolaris Donn.Sm.
• Coussarea insignis Ducke
• Coussarea janeirensis Standl.
• Coussarea japurana Standl.
• Coussarea klugii Steyerm.
• Coussarea krukovii Standl.
• Coussarea lagoensis Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea lanceolata (Vell.) Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea lasseri Steyerm.
• Coussarea latifolia Standl.
• Coussarea leptoloba (Spreng. ex Benth. & Hook.f.) Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea leptophagma Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea leptopus Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea liesneri Steyerm.
• Coussarea liliiflora Standl.
• Coussarea linearis C.M.Taylor
• Coussarea locuples Standl.
• Coussarea loftonii (Dwyer & M.V.Hayden) Dwyer
• Coussarea longiacuminata Standl.
• Coussarea longiflora (Mart.) Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea longifolia Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea longilaciniata Delprete
• Coussarea machadoana Standl.
• Coussarea macrocalyx Standl.
• Coussarea macrophylla (Mart.) Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea mapourioides Bremek.
• Coussarea megalocarpa Standl.
• Coussarea megistophylla Standl.
• Coussarea meridionalis (Vell.) Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea mexicana Standl.
• Coussarea micrococca Bremek.
• Coussarea moritziana (Benth.) Standl.
• Coussarea nodosa (Benth.) Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea obliqua Standl.
• Coussarea obscura Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea ovalis Standl.
• Coussarea paniculata (Vahl) Standl.
• Coussarea penetantha Standl.
• Coussarea petiolaris (Benth.) Standl.
• Coussarea pilosiflora Standl.
• Coussarea pilosula C.M.Taylor
• Coussarea pittieri Steyerm.
• Coussarea platyphylla Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea procumbens (Vell.) Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea rafa-torresii Borhidi
• Coussarea regnelliana Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea resinosa C.M.Taylor
• Coussarea revoluta Steyerm.
• Coussarea rudgeoides Rusby
• Coussarea sancti-ciprianii C.M.Taylor
• Coussarea schiffneri Zahlbr.
• Coussarea sessilifolia Standl.
• Coussarea speciosa K.Schum. ex Glaziou
• Coussarea spicata Delprete
• Coussarea spiciformis C.M.Taylor
• Coussarea strigosipes Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea surinamensis Bremek.
• Coussarea talamancana Standl.
• Coussarea tenuiflora Standl.
• Coussarea terepaimensis Steyerm.
• Coussarea tortilis Standl.
• Coussarea tricephala Standl.
• Coussarea triflora Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea uniflora Gardner
• Coussarea urbaniana Standl.
• Coussarea urophylla Standl.
• Coussarea vallis Standl. ex Steyerm.
• Coussarea venosa Standl.
• Coussarea veraguensis Dwyer
• Coussarea verticillata Müll.Arg.
• Coussarea violacea Aubl.
• Coussarea viridis Müll.Arg.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coussarea in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae. 17 June 2014.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40015594?projectid=34 Coussarea.