Pride of Big Pine

''Strumpfia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. The genus contains only one species, viz. ''Strumpfia maritima'', which is found from southern Florida to northern Venezuela. ''Strumpfia maritima'' is also the only species in the tribe Strumpfieae. It is an evergreen shrub of coastal areas that rarely exceeds 1 m in height. Pride of Big Pine is a common name. ''Strumpfia'' was named by Nicolaus Jacquin in 1760 in his compilation entitled ''Enumeratio Systematis Plantarum''. It was named for Christopher Strumpf, professor of chemistry and botany at Hall, in Magdeburg, and editor of Carl Linnaeus's '.