| Cosmibuena | |
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| Cosmibuena grandiflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Hillieae |
| Genus: | Cosmibuena Ruiz & Pav. |
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| Cosmibuena obtusifolia Ruiz & Pav. | |
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Cosmibuena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is native to Chiapas, Central America, and South America as far south as Brazil.
These are succulent shrubs and trees, often growing as epiphytes. The leaves are oppositely arranged. The inflorescence is a terminal cluster or sometimes a solitary flower. The flowers are large, showy, and fragrant. They are white, fading yellow. They open at night and dry out and die the next day. The fruit is a woody capsule containing papery winged seeds.
These plants grow in wet lowlands, mountain forests, and mangroves.
Species
Four species are recognized as of May 2014:
- Cosmibuena grandiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Rusby - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Cosmibuena macrocarpa (Benth.) Klotzsch ex Walp. - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
- Cosmibuena matudae (Standl.) L.O.Williams - Chiapas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
- Cosmibuena valerioi (Standl.) C.M.Taylor - Costa Rica, Panama
References
- Ruiz López, Hipólito & José Antonio Pavón Jiménez. 1802. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus 3: 2–3.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Cosmibuena
- ^ Cosmibuena. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.
External links
- Cosmibuena in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
- Cosmibuena grandiflora. Discover Life.
- Cosmibuena macrocarpa. Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
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