Calycogonium
| Calycogonium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Calycogonium DC |
| Species | |
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Calycogonium (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family Melastomataceae, native to the Caribbean, particularly Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba.[1] The genus is a member of a clade characterized by calyptra on flower buds, few hairs, and the presence of mite domatia on the underside of the leaves.[1]
Species
- C. bairdianum[1]
- C. bissei[2]
- C. calycopteris
- C. glabratum
- C. impressum
- C. pseudofloribundum[3]
- C. rhamnoideum
- C. rhomboideum
- C. torbecianum
References
- 1 2 3 Skean, James; Judd, W.; Clase, T.; Peguero, B. (2010). "Calycogonium bairdianum (Melastomataceae: Miconieae), a new species from the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic". Brittonia. 62 (3): 210–214. doi:10.1007/s12228-010-9128-2.
- ↑ Bécquer Granados, Eldis (2010). "Calycogonium bissei, a new melastome (Melastomataceae, Miconieae) from Cuba". Willdenowia - Annals of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. 2 (4): 281–284.
- ↑ Bécquer Granados, Eldis (2011). "Calycogonium pseudofloribundum, a new species of Melastomataceae, Miconieae, from eastern Cuba". Willdenowia - Annals of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. 2 (4): 289–294.
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