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Cephalanthus

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Cephalanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are five extant species that are commonly known as buttonbush.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyRubiaceae
Native toAlabama, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Cambodia
Observations recorded64,802

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
291
With media
194
Family
Rubiaceae
Collections
CIIDIR-IPN, CAS, BDI, NTSC, BRIT, DOV
Recorded in
Mexico, China, United States, Brasil, Yemen

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Rubiaceae
Image
Cephalanthus-occidentalis-flowers.JPG
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Commons category
Cephalanthus
taxon name
Cephalanthus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Cephalanthus
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Cephalanthus
taxon common name
风箱属
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Systematics
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • Fossil record
  • References
  • External links

Cephalanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are five extant species that are commonly known as buttonbush.

==Description== They are shrubs or small trees growing to tall. The leaves are simple, arranged in opposite pairs or whorls of three. The flowers form a dense globular inflorescence.

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