Calycophyllum

Calycophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1830. The genus is found from Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.[1]

Calycophyllum
Calycophyllum candidissimum foliage and flowers.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Rubiaceae
Subfamily:
Cinchonoideae
Tribe:
Calycophylleae
Genus:
Calycophyllum

Type species
Calycophyllum candidissimum
Synonyms

Species
  • Calycophyllum candidissimum (Vahl) DC. common names: Lemonwood, Digame Lancewood [2] - Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz), Belize, Central America, Cuba, Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia
  • Calycophyllum intonsum Steyerm. - Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil
  • Calycophyllum megistocaulum (K.Krause) C.M.Taylor - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Brazil
  • Calycophyllum merumense Steyerm. - Guyana
  • Calycophyllum multiflorum Griseb. - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
  • Calycophyllum obovatum (Ducke) Ducke - Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil
  • Calycophyllum papillosum J.H.Kirkbr. - Brazil (Espírito Santo)
  • Calycophyllum spectabile Steyerm. - Guyana
  • Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hook.f. ex K.Schum. - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Brazil
  • Calycophyllum tefense J.H.Kirkbr. - Brazil (Amazonas)
  • Calycophyllum venezuelense Steyerm. - Venezuela, Guyana

References
  1. "Calycophyllum in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved January 2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. Lincoln, William A (1986). World Woods in Colour. Hertford UK: Stobard Davies Ltd. ISBN 0-85442-028-2.


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