Chiococca alba merupakan tumbuhan perdu atau pohon dari famili Rubiaceae (suku kopi-kopian). Spesies ini memiliki kebiasaan tumbuh menjalar. Tumbuhan ini berasal dari bioma beriklim tropis basah di wilayah kawasan tropis dan subtropis Amerika . Dalam bahasa Inggris tumbuhan ini dikenal dengan sebutan west indian milkberry. Nama ilmiah Chiococca alba diperkenalkan oleh Albert Spear Hitchcock pada tahun 1893.
Chiococca alba f. pilosa Steyerm. Chiococca alba subsp. parvifolia (Wullschl. ex Griseb.) Steyerm. Chiococca alba var. micrantha (J.R.Johnst.) Steyerm. Chiococca alba var. parvifolia (Wullschl. ex Griseb.) Urb. Chiococca anguifuga var. pubescens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) DC. Chiococca bermudiana S.Br. Chiococca brachiata var. lanceolata Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. microphylla Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. petiolaris Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. rigidula Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. subrhombea Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. tenuifolia Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. valida Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. intermedia Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. intercedens Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. grandifolia Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata Ruiz & Pav. Chiococca brachiata var. acuminata Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. acutifolia Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. biformis Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. conjungens Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. densifolia (Mart.) Müll.Arg. Chiococca brachiata var. diplomorpha Müll.Arg. Chiococca capitata Wernham Chiococca densifolia var. cubensis DC. Chiococca densifolia Mart. Chiococca floridana (DC.) Raf. Chiococca latifolia Raf. Chiococca macrocarpa M.Martens & Galeotti
Nama Umum
Inggris:
west indian milkberry
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Referensi
POWO (2024). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; https://powo.science.kew.org/."
IPNI (2024). "International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries, and Australian National Herbarium"
USDA - NRCS (2024). "United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service", Plant Profile.
