Cosmibuena

Cosmibuena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] The genus is native to Chiapas, Central America, and South America as far south as Brazil.[2]

Cosmibuena
Cosmibuena grandiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Hillieae
Genus: Cosmibuena
Ruiz & Pav.
Type species
Cosmibuena obtusifolia
Synonyms

These are succulent shrubs and trees, often growing as epiphytes. The leaves are oppositely arranged. The inflorescence is a terminal cluster or sometimes a solitary flower. The flowers are large, showy, and fragrant. They are white, fading yellow. They open at night and dry out and die the next day. The fruit is a woody capsule containing papery winged seeds.[3]

These plants grow in wet lowlands, mountain forests, and mangroves.[3]

Species

Four species are recognized as of May 2014:[2]

  • Cosmibuena grandiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Rusby - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
  • Cosmibuena macrocarpa (Benth.) Klotzsch ex Walp. - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
  • Cosmibuena matudae (Standl.) L.O.Williams - Chiapas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
  • Cosmibuena valerioi (Standl.) C.M.Taylor - Costa Rica, Panama

References
  1. Ruiz López, Hipólito & José Antonio Pavón Jiménez. 1802. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus 3: 2–3.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Cosmibuena
  3. Cosmibuena. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.


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