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Cheilophyllum

Cheilophyllum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It includes eight species, seven native to Cuba and one extinct in Jamaica.

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Cheilophyllum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Cheilophyllum
Pennell

Cheilophyllum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It includes eight species, seven native to Cuba and one extinct in Jamaica.1

Species

eight species are accepted.1

  • Cheilophyllum dentatum Urb. – central Cuba
  • Cheilophyllum jamaicense Pennell – southern Jamaica (Ashley Hall Savanna); extinct
  • Cheilophyllum macranthum Urb. - central Cuba
  • Cheilophyllum marginatum Pennell – central Cuba
  • Cheilophyllum micranthum Urb. – Cuba (Camagüey)
  • Cheilophyllum microphyllum Pennell – Cuba (Pinar del Río)
  • Cheilophyllum radicans (Griseb.) Pennell – Cuba
  • Cheilophyllum sphaerocarpum Urb. – central Cuba
References

References

  1. "Cheilophyllum Pennell | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 May 2025.