Deppea
Deppea splendens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Hamelieae
Genus: Deppea
Schltdl. & Cham.
Type species
Deppea erythrorhiza
Species[1]

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Synonyms
  • Bellizinca Borhidi
  • Choristes Benth.
  • Csapodya Borhidi
  • Deppeopsis Borhidi & Strancz.
  • Edithea Standl.
  • Schenckia K.Schum.

Deppea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae[3] native to the region from Mexico to Central America, and from Brazil to Argentina.[1]

Description

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Deppea are slender shrubs or small trees with oppositely arranged, or rarely whorled leaves.[4]

Cytology

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The chromosome count of Deppea blumenaviensis is 2n = 28.[5]

Taxonomy

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It was described by Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal and Adelbert von Chamisso in 1830[3] with Deppea erythrorhiza Schltdl. & Cham. as the type species.[2] Within the subfamily Dialypetalanthoideae it is placed in the tribe Hamelieae.[6]

Species

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Distribution and habitat

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It occurs in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Panama.[1] The centre of diversity is in the mountains of Mexico and Guatemala.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Deppea Schltdl. & Cham. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved August 31, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328103-2
  2. ^ a b Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.). Deppea Schltdl. & Cham. Tropicos. Retrieved August 31, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40028372
  3. ^ a b Schlechtendal, Diederich Franz Leonhard von & Adelbert von Chamisso 1830. Linnaea 5: 167-168
  4. ^ a b Lorence, D. H., & Dwyer, J. D. (1988). A REVISION OF DEPPEA (RUBIACEAE). Allertonia, 4(7), 389–436. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23188172
  5. ^ Kiehn, M., & Berger, A. (2020). NEOTROPICAL RUBIACEAE: SYNTHESIS OF CHROMOSOME DATA FROM COSTA RICAN TAXA, WITH INSIGHTS ON THE SYSTEMATICS OF THE FAMILY. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 105(4), 423–458. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27098317
  6. ^ USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=3517. Accessed 31 August 2025.
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