Coccochondra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are four species native to the Guayana Highlands of northern South America.Coccochondra. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.
These plants are low shrubs with tough leaves, small inflorescences of funnel-shaped flowers, and raphides in their tissues.
Species Coccochondra carrenoi (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor Coccochondra durifolia (Standl.) C.M.Taylor Coccochondra laevis (Steyerm.) Rauschert Coccochondra laevis subsp. laevis Coccochondra laevis subsp. maigualidae J.H.Kirkbr. Coccochondra phelpsiana (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor
References
External links Coccochondra in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Further reading Taylor, C. M. (2011). The genus Coccochondra (neotropical Rubiaceae) expanded. Plant Ecology and Evolution, 144(1), 115–118.