Chiococca
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Chiococca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] It currently holds 23 species that are native to Florida, Texas, Mexico, Central America, much of South America, the West Indies, and the islands of Galápagos and Fernando de Noronha.[2][3][4]
The type species for the genus is Chiococca alba.[5] It ranges from Florida to Paraguay and is cultivated as an ornamental.[6]
Systematics
Chiococca was named by Patrick Browne in 1756.[1] The generic name is derived from the Greek words χιών (chion), meaning "snow" and κόκκος (kokkos), meaning "kernel" or "berry".[7]
Chiococca is a member of the tribe Chiococceae.[8] Within the tribe, it is closely related to Bikkia.[9]
Species
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- Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc. – Florida, Texas, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, much of South America, the West Indies, and the Galápagos
- Chiococca auyantepuiensis Steyerm. – Venezuela
- Chiococca belizensis Lundell – Southern Mexico (Tabasco, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz), Central America, Colombia
- Chiococca caputensis Lorence & C.M.Taylor – Panama
- Chiococca coriacea M.Martens & Galeotti – Mexico (Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Quintana Roo)
- Chiococca cubensis Urb. – Cuba
- Chiococca filipes Lundell – Central America, Mexico (Chiapas)
- Chiococca henricksonii M.C.Johnst. – Mexico (Coahuila)
- Chiococca insularis (Ridley) C.M.Taylor & M.R.V. Barbosa – Fernando de Noronha, Brazil[4]
- Chiococca lucens Standl. & Steyerm. – Venezuela (Sororopán-tepui)
- Chiococca motleyana Borhidi – Belize, Guatemala, Mexico
- Chiococca multipedunculata Steyerm. – Guyana
- Chiococca naiguatensis Steyerm. – Venezuela
- Chiococca nitida Benth.
- Chiococca oaxacana Standl. – Mexico (Tamaulipas, Morelos, Puebla, Oaxaca)
- Chiococca pachyphylla Wernham – Mexico (from Nuevo León to Chiapas), Central America, Colombia
- Chiococca petrina Wiggins – Mexico (Sonora)
- Chiococca phaenostemon Schltdl. – Southern Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Guerrero), Central America
- Chiococca plowmanii Delprete – Brazil (Bahia)
- Chiococca rubriflora Lundell – Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala
- Chiococca semipilosa Standl. & Steyerm. – Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua)
- Chiococca sessilifolia Miranda – Mexico (Veracruz, Chiapas)
- Chiococca steyermarkii Standl. – Guatemala
- Chiococca stricta Correll – Bahamas
References
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- ↑ a b Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 164, Chiococca
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- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Chiococca
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- ↑ Chiococca In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see External links below).
- ↑ Anthony J. Huxley, Mark Griffiths, and Margot Levy (editors). 1992. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. The Macmillan Press Limited, London; The Stockton Press, New York. Template:ISBN (set)
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External links
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- CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C At: Botany & Plant Science At: Life Science At: CRC Press
- Chiococca At: Search Page At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Index by Team At: Projects At: Science Directory At: Scientific Research and Data At: Kew Gardens
- Chiococca At: Index Nominum Genericorum At: References At: NMNH Department of Botany At: Research and Collections At: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- Chiococca At: Plant Names At: IPNI
- Chiococca In: The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica At: Record for Civ. Nat. Hist. Jam. At: Titles At: Biodiversity Heritage Library