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Chrysochlamys

Chrysochlamys is a genus of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae. It includes 38 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northern Brazil.

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Chrysochlamys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Tribe: Clusieae
Genus: Chrysochlamys
Poepp. (1840)
Species

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Synonyms1
  • Balboa Planch. & Triana (1860)
  • Commirhoea Miers (1855)
  • Poecilostemon Triana & Planch. (1860)

Chrysochlamys is a genus of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae. It includes 38 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northern Brazil.1

Synonymy

The monotypic genus Balboa Planch. & Triana has been put in synonymy with Chrysochlamys.1

Species

38 species are accepted.1

  • Chrysochlamys allenii (Maguire) Hammel
  • Chrysochlamys alterninervia Cuatrec.
  • Chrysochlamys angustifolia (Maguire) Hammel
  • Chrysochlamys balboa Hammel
  • Chrysochlamys bracteolata Cuatrec.
  • Chrysochlamys caribaea Urb.
  • Chrysochlamys chrisharonii Vásquez & R.Rojas
  • Chrysochlamys colombiana (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec.
  • Chrysochlamys conferta Cuatrec.
  • Chrysochlamys croatii (Maguire) L.Marinho & Hammel
  • Chrysochlamys cuneata (Planch. & Triana) Cuatrec.
  • Chrysochlamys dependens Planch. & Triana
  • Chrysochlamys eclipes L.O.Williams
  • Chrysochlamys floribunda Cuatrec.
  • Chrysochlamys glauca (Oerst. ex Planch. & Triana) Hemsl.
  • Chrysochlamys gloriosa Cuatrec.
  • Chrysochlamys goudotii Planch. & Triana
  • Chrysochlamys guatemaltecana Donn.Sm.
  • Chrysochlamys laxa Planch. & Triana
  • Chrysochlamys macrophylla Pax
  • Chrysochlamys membranacea Planch. & Triana
  • Chrysochlamys membrillensis (D'Arcy) Hammel
  • Chrysochlamys micrantha Engl.
  • Chrysochlamys microcarpa (Poepp.) L.Marinho & A.Caro
  • Chrysochlamys montieliae R.Rojas & Vásquez
  • Chrysochlamys multiflora Poepp.
  • Chrysochlamys myrcioides Planch. & Triana
  • Chrysochlamys nicaraguensis (Oerst., Planch. & Triana) Hemsl.
  • Chrysochlamys pachypoda Planch. & Triana
  • Chrysochlamys pauciflora Steyerm.
  • Chrysochlamys pavonii Planch. & Triana
  • Chrysochlamys psychotriifolia (Oerst. ex Planch. & Triana) Hemsl.
  • Chrysochlamys silvicola (Hammel) Hammel
  • Chrysochlamys skutchii Hammel
  • Chrysochlamys tenuifolia Cuatrec.
  • Chrysochlamys tenuis Hammel
  • Chrysochlamys ulei Engl.
  • Chrysochlamys weberbaueri Engl.
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