Hoffmannia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are distributed in Mexico, Central America, and South America.[2]

Hoffmannia
Hoffmannia refulgens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Hamelieae
Genus: Hoffmannia
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Synonyms[1]
  • Erosmia A.Juss.
  • Euosmia Humb. & Bonpl.
  • Ohigginsia Ruiz & Pav.

There are about 100 species.[3]

Species include:

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References

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  1. ^ "Hoffmannia Sw".
  2. ^ Taylor, C. M., & Gereau, R. E. (2011). Rubiacearum americanarum magna hama pars XXVI: new species of Hoffmannia (Hamelieae) and more comments on the genus. Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature, 21(1), 94-117.
  3. ^ Castillo-Campos, G., et al. (2013). Hoffmannia arqueonervosa (Rubiaceae), una especie nueva del centro de Veracruz, México. Revista mexicana de biodiversidad 84(3), 751-755.