Lerchea

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

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|synonyms = * Codaria Kuntze

• Notodontia Pierre ex Pit.
• Polycycliska Ridl.

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Lerchea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.{{Cite journal |last=Axelois |first=Barbro |date=1987-01-01 |title=The genus Lerchea (Rubiaceae) |url=https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/524648 |journal=Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants |language=en |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=91–114 |issn=2212-1676}} It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. The genus is found from southern China to western Malesia.