Ernodea littoralis

Ernodea littoralis
Ernodea littoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Rubioideae
Tribe:	Spermacoceae[1]
Genus:	Ernodea
Species:	Ernodea littoralis

Ernodea littoralis (Golden Creeper, Beech Creeper, or Coughweed) is a species of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, endemic to Central America and the Caribbean region. It is a vine-like ground cover, 1 to 3 feet in height, with small, light green, succulent leaves on long, curving, bright red branches, and pinkish white, tubular flowers succeeded by golden berries.

Synonyms

• Ernodea angusta

References

1. ^ "Genus Ernodea". Taxonomy. UniProt. http://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/60366. Retrieved 2010-12-15. 

• USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) entry
• University of Florida fact sheet
• Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
• Wildflower.org entry
• Vivian Negron-Ortiz and R. James Hickey, "The Genus Ernodea (Rubiaceae) in the Caribbean Basin. II. Morphological Analyses and Systematics", Systematic Botany, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1996), pp. 445-458.

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This Rubiaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Ernodea Rubiaceae stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР? Coughtrey Peninsula Cougnut Look at other dictionaries: Ernodea littoralis — ID 32806 Symbol Key ERLI5 Common Name coughbush Family Rubiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, PR, VI Growth Habit Shrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics Ernodea littoralis Sw. — Symbol ERLI5 Common Name coughbush Botanical Family Rubiaceae …   Scientific plant list Ernodea littoralis Sw. var. angusta (Small) R.W. Long — Symbol ERLI5 Synonym Symbol ERLIA Botanical Family Rubiaceae …   Scientific plant list Ernodea littoralis Sw. var. angusta (Small) R.W. Long — Symbol ERLI5 Synonym Symbol ERLIA Botanical Family Rubiaceae …   Scientific plant list Ernodĕa — (E. Su.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Rubiaceae Coffeaceae Spermaco ceae Putoricae, 1. Ordn. 4. Kl. L.; Arten: E. littoralis, in Westindien …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon Rötegewächse — Blühender Kaffeestrauch (Coffea arabica) Systematik Eudikotyledonen Kerneudikotyledonen …   Deutsch Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”