Authority:

Maguire, Bassett. 1972. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IX. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 1-832.

Family:

Rubiaceae

Discussion:

Type. Declieuxia fruticosa (Willd. ex R. & S.) Kuntze.

This genus has its center of development in the region of the Planalto of Brazil. The present treatment concerns two taxa which extend into Venezuela, the Guianas, and Guayana Highland.