Chrysochlamys is a plant genus of the family Clusiaceae. It includes 36 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northern Brazil.[1]

Chrysochlamys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Tribe: Clusieae
Genus: Chrysochlamys
Poepp. (1840)
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Balboa Planch. & Triana (1860)
  • Commirhoea Miers (1855)
  • Poecilostemon Triana & Planch. (1860)

Synonymy edit

The monotypic genus Balboa Planch. & Triana has been put in synonymy with Chrysochlamys.[1]

Species edit

36 species are accepted.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Chrysochlamys Poepp. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 January 2024.