Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 8, 2026

Chascotheca

Chascotheca is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae described as a genus in 1904. It is native to the western Caribbean.SpeciesChascotheca neopeltandra (Griseb.) Urb. - Cuba, Hispaniola, Cayman Islands Chascotheca triplinervia (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster - Cuba

Last revised
Jun 8, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
124 w
Citations
6
Source
Chascotheca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae
Tribe: Wielandieae
Subtribe: Astrocasiinae
Genus: Chascotheca
Urb.
Synonyms1

Chascotheca is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae described as a genus in 1904.23 It is native to the western Caribbean.14

Species1
  1. Chascotheca neopeltandra (Griseb.) Urb. - Cuba, Hispaniola, Cayman Islands
  2. Chascotheca triplinervia (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster - Cuba
References

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Urban, Ignatz. 1905. Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta Florae Indiae Occidentalis 5: 14 in German
  3. Tropicos, Chascotheca Urb.
  4. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.