Chalybea

Genus of plants in the Melastomataceae family

Chalybea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Chalybea
Naudin

Chalybea is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae with about 11 accepted species.[1] It is found in parts of South and North America, including Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Nevada in the US,

Species accepted (March 2021) include:[1]

  • Chalybea brevipedunculata Penneys, C.Ulloa & D.Fernández
  • Chalybea calyptrata (Penneys & M.E.Morales) Penneys & M.E.Morales
  • Chalybea corymbifera Naudin
  • Chalybea ecuadorensis (Wurdack) M.E.Morales & Penneys
  • Chalybea kirkbridei (Wurdack) M.E.Morales & Penneys
  • Chalybea macrocarpa (L.Uribe) M.E.Morales & Penneys
  • Chalybea minor (L.Uribe) M.E.Morales & Penneys
  • Chalybea mutisiana (L.Uribe) M.E.Morales & Penneys
  • Chalybea occidentalis (Lozano & N.Ruiz-R.) M.E.Morales & Penneys
  • Chalybea penduliflora (Wurdack) M.E.Morales & Penneys
  • Chalybea peruviana M.E.Morales & Penneys

References

  1. ^ a b "Chalybea Naudin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taxon identifiers
Chalybea
Huilaea


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