title: Lerchea
text: # Lerchea
  
  Lerchea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. The genus is found from southern China to western Malesia.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Lerchea beccariana (Bakh.f.) B.Axelius
  * Lerchea bracteata Valeton
  * Lerchea capitata S.Moore
  * Lerchea corymbosa Axelius
  * Lerchea interrupta Korth.
  * Lerchea longicauda L.
  * Lerchea micrantha (Drake) H.S.Lo
  * Lerchea paniculata Backer ex Bakh.f.
  * Lerchea parviflora Axelius
  * Lerchea sinica (H.S.Lo) H.S.Lo
  