Biology:Rustia occidentalis

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Rustia occidentalis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Rustia
Species:
R. occidentalis
Binomial name
Rustia occidentalis
(Benth.) Hemsl.[1]

Rustia occidentalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Central America (Costa Rica, the Central American Pacific Islands, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama), as well as to Colombia and Ecuador in western South America. It was first described by George Bentham in 1845 as Exostema occidentale and transferred to Rustia in 1881 by William Hemsley.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15442586 entry