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Cephalanthus
Sign in to saveCephalanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are five extant species that are commonly known as buttonbush.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
Native toAlabama, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Cambodia
Observations recorded64,802
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 291
- With media
- 194
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Collections
- CIIDIR-IPN, CAS, BDI, NTSC, BRIT, DOV
- Recorded in
- Mexico, China, United States, Brasil, Yemen
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Systematics
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Fossil record
- References
- External links
Cephalanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are five extant species that are commonly known as buttonbush.
==Description== They are shrubs or small trees growing to tall. The leaves are simple, arranged in opposite pairs or whorls of three. The flowers form a dense globular inflorescence.
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