Pentodon — 1 species

Botanical species in the genus Pentodon recorded in the PlantPeers database.

Pentodon pentandrus
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Pentodon pentandrus

Pentodon pentandrus

Family: Rubiaceae

Cultivation

The plant has been introduced into the southern United States, Cuba, Nicaragua and Brazil. In the United States it has become a weed known as Hale’s pentodon.

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