Deppea
Deppea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae native to the region from Mexico to Central America, and from Brazil to Argentina.
Description
Deppea are slender shrubs or small trees with oppositely arranged, or rarely whorled leaves.
Cytology
The chromosome count of Deppea blumenaviensis is 2n = 28.
Taxonomy
The genus is named in honor of Ferdinand Deppe, who collected the type species during a botanical expedition to Veracruz, Mexico with C.J.W. Schiede in 1828-1829. It was described by Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal and Adelbert von Chamisso in 1830 with Deppea erythrorhiza as the type species. Within the subfamily Dialypetalanthoideae it is placed in the tribe Hamelieae.
Species
Deppea amaranthina Standl. & Steyerm.Deppea amaranthoides BorhidiDeppea anisophylla L.O.WilliamsDeppea arachnipoda BorhidiDeppea blumenaviensis LorenceDeppea cornifolia Benth.Deppea densiflora Borhidi & Reyes-GarciaDeppea ehrenbergii Standl.Deppea erythrorhiza Schltdl. & Cham.Deppea foliosa Borhidi, Salas-Mor. & E.MartinezDeppea grandiflora Schltdl.Deppea guerrerensis Dwyer & LorenceDeppea hamelioides Standl.Deppea hernandezii LorenceDeppea hintonii BullockDeppea hoffmannioides BorhidiDeppea inaequalis Standl. & Steyerm.Deppea keniae Borhidi & SaynesDeppea longifolia BorhidiDeppea martinez-calderonii LorenceDeppea microphylla Greenm.Deppea nitida Borhidi & Salas-Mor.Deppea oaxacana LorenceDeppea obtusiflora Benth.Deppea pauciflora Borhidi & E.MartinezDeppea pubescens Hemsl.Deppea purpurascens LorenceDeppea purpusii Standl.Deppea rubrinervis BorhidiDeppea rupicola BorhidiDeppea serboi Borhidi & K.VelascoDeppea sousae BorhidiDeppea splendens BreedloveDeppea tenuiflora Benth.Deppea tubaeana BorhidiDeppea umbellata Hemsl.
Distribution and habitat
It occurs in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Panama. The centre of diversity is in the mountains of Mexico and Guatemala.