Chiococca
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| Chiococca | |
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| Chiococca alba | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Chiococceae |
| Genus: | Chiococca P.Browne |
| Type species | |
| Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.[1] | |
| Species | |
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6 species. See text. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Siphonandra Turcz.[2] | |
Chiococca is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It comprises six species.[3] They are native to Florida and the neotropics.[4]
The type species for the genus is Chiococca alba.[5] It ranges from Florida to Paraguay and is cultivated as an ornamental.[6]
Chiococca was named by Patrick Browne in 1756.[7][8] The generic name is derived from the Greek words[9] χιών (chion), meaning "snow" and κόκκος (kokkos), meaning "kernel" or "berry."[10][11]
Chiococca is a member of the tribe Chiococceae.[12] Within the tribe, it is closely related to Bikkia.[13]
Species
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References
- ↑ "Chiococca P. Browne". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ↑ "Chiococca P.Browne". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1994-09-07. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ↑ Chiococca At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Kew Gardens Website. (see External links below).
- ↑ David J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's Plant-Book third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Chiococca in International Plant Names Index. (see External links below).
- ↑ Patrick Browne. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica, first edition: page 164. (see External links below).
- ↑ Hammer, Roger L. (2004). Florida Keys Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of the Florida Keys. Globe Pequot. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7627-2569-4.
- ↑ "Etymology of the Latin word Chiococca". myEtymology.com. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ↑ Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names volume I. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington,DC;, USA. London, UK. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2 (vol. I). (see External links below).
- ↑ "Genus Chiococca". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ↑ Ulrika Manns and Birgitta Bremer. 2010. "Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56(1):21-39. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.002
- ↑ Grandtner, Miroslav M. (2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees 1. Elsevier. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-0-444-51784-5.
External links
Media related to Chiococca at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Chiococca at Wikispecies
- 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
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