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Paederia calycina (Paederia calycina)

Description

Paederia calycina is a species described by Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz. Paederia Calycina is part of the Paederia genus and the Rubiaceae family. Paederia is a genus of flowering plants in the madder family, Rubiaceae. They are commonly known as sewer vines because of the strong odours exuded when their leaves or stems are crushed or bruised.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Rubiaceae

              • Genus: Paederia