Posoqueria is a genus of in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found Mexico to tropical America.
Cytology
The chromosome count of
Posoqueria latifolia is 2n = 32, 34, or 36.
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Taxonomy
It was described by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in 1775 with Posoqueria longiflora as the type species.[Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.). Posoqueria
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Species
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Posoqueria acutifolia Mart.
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Posoqueria bahiensis Macias & L.S.Kinosh.
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Posoqueria calantha Barb.Rodr.
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Posoqueria chocoana C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria coriacea M.Martens & Galeotti
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Posoqueria correana C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria costaricensis C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria fragrantissima Linden & André
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Posoqueria grandiflora Standl.
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Posoqueria grandifructa Hammel & C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria laevis C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria latifolia (Rudge) Schult.
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Posoqueria laurifolia Mart.
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Posoqueria longifilamentosa C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria longiflora Aubl.
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Posoqueria palustris Mart.
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Posoqueria platysiphonia Rusby
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Posoqueria robusta Hammel & C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria tarairensis C.M.Taylor
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Posoqueria trinitatis DC.
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Posoqueria velutina Standl.
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Posoqueria williamsii Steyerm.
Image gallery
File:Starr 030807-0115 Posoqueria latifolia.jpg| Posoqueria latifolia tree
File:Posoqueria longiflora-IMG 3455.jpg| Posoqueria longiflora flower
File:Posoqueria latifolia, the Monkey Apple. (9394583358).jpg|"Monkey apple" from Posoqueria latifolia