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Coccocypselum

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Coccocypselum
Coccocypselum lanceolatum from southern Brazil
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Coccocypselum [Patrick Browne

Coccocypselum is a genus of about 35 species of flowering plants in the family (Rubiaceae), distributed throughout the tropics of the Americas. All species of the genus Coccocypselum are herbaceous with fleshy, blue or purple fruits, and 4-petaled flowers.

Selected species
  • Coccocypselum campanuliflorum
  • Coccocypselum condalia
  • Coccocypselum cordifolium
  • Coccocypselum erythrocephalum
  • Coccocypselum guianense
  • Coccocypselum hasslerianum
  • Coccocypselum herbaceum
  • Coccocypselum hirsutum
  • Coccocypselum krauseanum
  • Coccocypselum lanceolatum
  • Coccocypselum lymansmithii
  • Coccocypselum nummulariifolium