Coccocypselum

{{short description|Genus of flowering plants in the coffee family Rubiaceae}}

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|image = Coccocypselum lanceolatum.jpg

|image_caption = Coccocypselum lanceolatum

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|taxon = Coccocypselum

|authority = P.Browne

|type_species = Coccocypselum repens

|type_species_authority = Sw.

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|synonyms = *Bellardia Schreb.

• Cococipsilum J.St.-Hill.
• Condalia Ruiz & Pav.
• Lipostoma D.Don
• Sicelium P.Browne
• Tontanea Aubl.

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Coccocypselum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=44284 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Coccocypselum] All species of the genus Coccocypselum are herbaceous with fleshy, blue or purple fruits, and 4-petaled flowers.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11267665#page/159/mode/1up Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 144]Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2012. Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. 4(2): i–xvi, 1–533. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.