Calyptrogenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
Tribe: | Myrteae |
Genus: | Calyptrogenia Burret |
Type species | |
Calyptrogenia ekmanii (Urb.) Burret |
Calyptrogenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1941. [1] [2] It is native to two islands in the West Indies: Jamaica and Hispaniola. [3] [4] [5]
moved to other genera: Myrceugenia Neomitranthes
The Republic of Haiti comprises the western three-eighths of the island of Hispaniola, west of the Dominican Republic. Haiti is positioned east of the neighboring island of Cuba, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Haiti's geographic coordinates are at a longitude of 72° 25′ west and a latitude of 19° 00′ north.
Sapium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is widespread across most of Latin America and the West Indies. Many Old World species were formerly included in the genus, but recent authors have redistributed all the Old World species into other genera.
Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.
Myrceugenia is a genus of evergreen woody flowering trees and shrubs belonging to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1855. The genus is native to South America from central Brazil to southern Chile. It is closely related to the genus Luma; some botanists include Myrceugenia in that genus.
Lasiocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859. The genus is endemic to the West Indies. It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Leucocroton and Garciadelia. Species in this alliance are dioecious.
Acidoton is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1788. It is native to the Greater Antilles, Central America, and tropical South America.
Diodia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The genus is found from southern and eastern United States, South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies and tropical Africa.
Pimenta is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1821. It is native to Central and South America, Mexico, and the West Indies.
Plinia is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Central and South America as well as the West Indies.
Mitranthes is a genus of plant in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1856. It is native to Cuba and Jamaica in the West Indies.
Neomitranthes is a genus of plant in family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1977. The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.
Tomzanonia is a genus of orchids,, consisting of a single species, Tomzanonia filicina endemic to the Massif de la Hotte in Haiti.
Spermacoce or false buttonweed is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises about 275 species found throughout the tropics and subtropics. Its highest diversity is found in the Americas, followed by Africa, Australia and Asia.
Catesbaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It occurs in the West Indies, The Bahamas, and the Florida Keys. The genus is named in honour of English naturalist Mark Catesby.
Asketanthera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1878. It is native to the West Indies.
Hottea is a genus of plants in the myrtle family described as a genus in 1929. It is native to two islands in the West Indies: Hispaniola and Cuba.
Mosiera is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1933. It is native to Mexico, Guatemala, the West Indies, Brazil, and Florida.
Cinnamodendron is a genus of plants in family Canellaceae described as a genus in 1840.
Myrteae is the largest tribe in the plant family Myrtaceae. It includes most of the species of the family that have fleshy fruits.
Rhytidophyllum leucomallon is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae, endemic to Hispaniola. According to Liogier it can be found in the Dominican Republic and in Haiti.