Palicourea

noun

Pal·​i·​cou·​rea

ˌpaləˈku̇rēə

: a large genus of tropical American shrubs (family Rubiaceae) having white or yellow flowers with the tube of the corolla distended within and including several that are cultivated as ornamentals

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