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Calycogonium

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Melastomataceae

Order
  
Myrtales

Rank
  
Genus

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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. 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.

Species

  • C. bairdianum
  • C. bissei
  • C. calycopteris
  • C. glabratum
  • C. impressum
  • C. pseudofloribundum
  • C. rhamnoideum
  • C. rhomboideum
  • C. torbecianum
  • References

    Calycogonium Wikipedia