Family
Rubiaceae which is also referred to as the coffee family, madder family and
bedstraw family.
Hamelia patens
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| Firebush, Hamelia patens - Location: Alafua, Samoa |
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| Firebush, Hamelia patens - Location: Alafua, Samoa |
Binomial Name: Hamelia
patens
Taxonomy: Phylum: Angiosperms–
Class: Eudicots – Unranked: Asterids– Order: Gentianales – Family: Rubiaceae – Genus: hamelia – Species: H. Spatens
Common names: Firebush, Hummingbird Bush, Scarlet Bush, Redhead
(English)
Pentas lanceolata
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| Egyptian Starcluster, Pentas lanceolata - Location: Alafua, Samoa |
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| Egyptian Starcluster, Pentas lanceolata - Location: Alafua, Samoa |
Binomial Name: Pentas
lanceolata
Taxonomy: Phylum:
Angiosperms– Class: Eudicots – Unranked:
Asterids– Order: Gentianales – Family: Rubiaceae
– Genus: Pentas – Species: P. lanceolata
Common
names: Egyptian Starcluster (English); Millepertuis à grandes fleurs
(French); Großkelchige Johanniskraut (German)
Gardenia
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| Gardenia - Location Orator Hotel, Ululoloa, Samoa |
Binomial Name: Gardenia
???
Taxonomy: Phylum: Angiosperms– Class: Eudicots – Unranked: Asterids– Order: Gentianales – Family: Rubiaceae – Subfamily:
Ixoroideae – Tribe: Gardenieae – Genus: Gardenia – Species: G. (unknown species)
Common
names: Common Jasmine, Cape Jasmine, Cape Jasmine (English); name (French); name (Spanish); name (Italian) TKaapse
jasmin (Dutch); Gardenie , Knopflochblume, Blumen-Gardenie (German)
Morinda citrifolia  |
| Flowers of Indian Mulberry, Morinda citrifolia -- Location: Malifa, Samoa |
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| Wattled Honeyeater feeding on nectar in flowers of Indian Mulberry, Morinda citrifolia - Location: Alafua, Samoa |
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| Cardinal Myzomela on Indian Mulberry, Morinda citrifolia - Location: Alafua, Samoa |
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| Samoan Starling on Indian Mulberry, Morinda citrifolia - Location: Alafua, Samoa |
Binomial Name: Morinda
citrifolia
Taxonomy: Phylum:
Angiosperms– Class: Eudicots – Unranked:
Asterids– Order: Gentianales – Family: Rubiaceae
– Subfamily: Rubioideae – Tribe: Morindeae – Genus: Morinda– Species: M.
citrifolia
Common names: Indian
Mulberry, Great morinda, Noni, Beach Mulberry, Cheese fruit (English); nonu,
Pomme-chien (French); noni, gunábana cimarrona, fruta del diablo o mora de la
India (Spanish); Nonu (Samoan); Ayushka, Achuka (Sanskrit), Pongeephal, Ach
(Hindi), Achu (Urdu), Mengkudu (Malaysia); Apatot (Philipines)
Ixora coccinea
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| Ixora coccinea - Location: Alafua, Samoa |
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| Ixora coccinea - Location: Alafua, Samoa |
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| Ixora coccinea - Location: Alafua, Samoa |
Binomial Name: Ixora
coccinea Taxonomy: Phylum:
Angiosperms– Class: Eudicots – Unranked:
Asterids– Order: Gentianales – Family: Rubiaceae
– Subfamily: Ixoroideae – Tribe: Ixoreae – – Genus: Ixora – Species: I. coccinea Common names: Ixora, West Indian Jasmine,
Jungle Flame, Jungle geranium (English); ixora (French); Ixora, cruz de malta,
coralillo o Santa Rita (Spanish); Sugi (Samoan)
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