Xolocotzia is a monotypic genus[2] of flowering plants in the family Verbenaceae containing the single species Xolocotzia asperifolia. This plant, a shrub or small tree,[2] is native to Mexico and Honduras; it has been collected only once in the latter.[1]

Xolocotzia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Xolocotzia
Miranda
Species:
X. asperifolia
Binomial name
Xolocotzia asperifolia
Miranda

This species is grouped with the genus Petrea in a small clade which is a sister group to the rest of the family. Plants of these two genera have fleshy fruits and showy sepals that are longer than the flower corollas at the center. It is possible that this species may be added to genus Petrea at some point, but more analysis is required to support such a move.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Nelson, C. (1998). "Xolocotzia asperifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T37473A10057878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37473A10057878.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Marx, H. E., et al. (2010). A molecular phylogeny and classification of Verbenaceae. American Journal of Botany 97(10), 1647-63.