Casasia
Casasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] These shrubs or small trees occur on the Caribbean islands and in one case (Seven-year Apple, C. clusiifolia) in Florida.[2] Some of the ten accepted species were formerly placed elsewhere, e.g. in the related genip-tree genus (Genipa), in Gardenia or in Randia.[2]
Casasia | |
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Casasia clusiifolia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Gardenieae |
Genus: | Casasia A.Rich. |
Type species | |
Casasia calophylla | |
Synonyms | |
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Species
- Casasia acunae M.Fernández Zeq. & A.Borhidi - Cuba
- Casasia calophylla A.Rich. - Cuba
- Casasia clusiifolia (Jacq.) Urb. - Seven-year Apple
- Casasia domingensis (DC.) Urb. - Dominican Republic
- Casasia ekmanii Urb. - Haiti
- Casasia haitensis Urb. & Ekman - Haiti
- Casasia jacquinioides (Griseb.) Standl. - Cuba
- Casasia longipes Urb. - Jamaica
- Casasia nigrescens (Griseb.) C.Wright ex Rob.
- Casasia samuelssonii Urb. & Ekman - Dominican Republic
References
External links
- Casasia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
- Regional Conservation Center, Floristic Inventory for South Florida Database
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