Sabicea amazonensis

Sabicea amazonensis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical South America.^[1] Zemagho, et al. assign Sabicea amazonensis to their subgenus, Sabicea Aubl. subgenus Sabicea, on the basis of morphological characters.^[3]

Sabicea amazonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Sabicea
Species:	S. amazonensis
Binomial name
Sabicea amazonensis Wernham[1][2]

There are no synonyms.^[1]

Description

Sabicea amazonensis is a twining creeper which has equal to almost equal leaves. The stipules are entire to two-toothed and less than 15 mm long. The bracts are free or almost free. The inflorescence is unbranched and sessile or almost sessile. The calyx lobes are less than 3 mm long. The corolla throat is covered in short trichomes. The ovary is 3–5 locular, and the mature red fruits are sessile.^[3]

Distribution

It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.^[1]