Biology:Chiococca
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Chiococceae |
| Genus: | Chiococca P.Browne |
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| Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.
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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
- 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 - Panamá
- Chiococca coriacea M.Martens & Galeotti - México (Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Quintana Roo)
- Chiococca cubensis Urb. - Cuba
- Chiococca filipes Lundell - Central America, México (Chiapas)
- Chiococca henricksonii M.C.Johnst. - México (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, México
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 164, Chiococca
- ↑ Mabberley DJ (2008). Mabberley's Plant Book (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Chiococca
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Figueira, Maurício; Schindler, Bianca; Jardim, Jomar G.; Barbosa, Maria Regina de V. (2020-10-30). "Rediscovery of Chiococca insularis (Ridley) C.M.Taylor & M.R.V. Barbosa (Rubiaceae), a species presumed extinct, on the island of Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil". Check List 16 (5): 1407–1413. doi:10.15560/16.5.1407. ISSN 1809-127X. https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/56383/.
- ↑ 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. ISBN:978-0-333-47494-5 (set)
- ↑ Quattrocchi U (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. 1. Boca Raton, New York, Washington DC, London: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.
- ↑ "Genus Chiococca". Taxonomy. UniProt. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/25066. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ↑ "Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56 (1): 21–39. 2010. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.002. PMID 20382247. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927023612/http://www.bergianska.se/pub/publikationer/Manns/Manns_Bremer_2010.pdf.
External links
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q2963804 entry
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