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: E. littoralis
Binomial name
Ernodea littoralis
Sw.

Ernodea littoralis, the golden creeper, beech creeper, coughweed, or coughbush, 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. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  • "Ernodea littoralis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
  • 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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