Calycophyllum

Calycophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1830. The genus is found from Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.^[1]

Calycophyllum
Calycophyllum candidissimum foliage and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Ixoroideae
Tribe:	Dialypetalantheae
Genus:	Calycophyllum DC.
Type species
Calycophyllum candidissimum (Vahl) DC.
Synonyms
Eukylista Benth. Eukylista Benth. & Hook.f. Semaphyllanthe L.Andersson

Species

• Calycophyllum candidissimum (Vahl) DC. common names: lemonwood, digame lancewood ^[2] - Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz), Belize, Central America, Cuba, Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia
• Calycophyllum intonsum Steyerm. - Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil
• Calycophyllum megistocaulum (K.Krause) C.M.Taylor - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
• Calycophyllum merumense Steyerm. - Guyana
• Calycophyllum multiflorum Griseb. - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
• Calycophyllum obovatum (Ducke) Ducke - Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil
• Calycophyllum papillosum J.H.Kirkbr. - Brazil (Espírito Santo)
• Calycophyllum spectabile Steyerm. - Guyana
• Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hook.f. ex K.Schum. - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
• Calycophyllum tefense J.H.Kirkbr. - Brazil (Amazonas)
• Calycophyllum venezuelense Steyerm. - Venezuela, Guyana