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Cheiloclinium

Cheiloclinium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. It includes 13 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from central Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil.

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Cheiloclinium
Cheiloclinium cognatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Cheiloclinium
Miers
Synonyms

Kippistia Miers

Cheiloclinium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. It includes 13 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from central Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil.1

Species

13 species are accepted.1

  • Cheiloclinium anomalum Miers
  • Cheiloclinium articulatum (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm.
  • Cheiloclinium belizense (Standl.) A.C.Sm.
  • Cheiloclinium cognatum (Miers) A.C.Sm.
  • Cheiloclinium diffusiflorum (Miers) A.C.Sm.
  • Cheiloclinium habropodum A.C.Sm.
  • Cheiloclinium hippocrateoides (Peyr.) A.C.Sm.
  • Cheiloclinium klugii A.C.Sm.
  • Cheiloclinium obtusum A.C.Sm.
  • Cheiloclinium pedunculatum (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm.
  • Cheiloclinium puberulum Lombardi
  • Cheiloclinium schwackeanum Loes.
  • Cheiloclinium serratum (Cambess.) A.C.Sm.
References

References

  1. "Cheiloclinium Miers | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 March 2026.