Spachea

Spachea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Malpighiaceae
Genus:	Spachea A.Juss. [1]
Synonyms [1]
AndersoniellaC.Davis & Amorim, nom. illeg. AndersoniodoxaC.Davis & Amorim LophantheraA.Juss. Meckelia(Mart. ex A.Juss.) Griseb.

Spachea is a genus in the family Malpighiaceae. Spachea comprises 11 species of shrubs and trees growing in wet forests of the tropical Americas, from northern Brazil and Peru to Nicaragua, Cuba, and Trinidad. ^[1]

Spachea perforata (now Spachea elegans ), common name soufriere tree, is the national flower of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. ^[2]

Species

As of October 2025 ^[update] , Plants of the World Online accepted these species: ^[1]

• Spachea correae Cuatrec. & Croat – southeastern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
• Spachea elegans (G.Mey.) A.Juss. – northern Brazil to Panama, Trinidad, and Cuba
• Spachea hammelii (W.R.Anderson) R.F.Almeida & M.Pell. – Costa Rica
• Spachea lactescens (Ducke) R.F.Almeida & M.Pell. – northern Brazil
• Spachea longifolia (Kunth) R.F.Almeida & M.Pell. – Venezuela and northern Brazil
• Spachea marcelae (W.R.Anderson) R.F.Almeida & M.Pell. – Colombia
• Spachea martiana Acuña & Roig – eastern Cuba
• Spachea membranacea Cuatrec. – Colombia and Panama
• Spachea pendula (Ducke) R.F.Almeida & M.Pell. – northern Brazil
• Spachea spruceana (Nied.) R.F.Almeida & M.Pell. – southeastern Colombia and northern Brazil
• Spachea tricarpa A.Juss. – southeastern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Brazil

References

1. "Spachea A.Juss". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 23 October 2025.
2. "Home - Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Culture".

External links

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