Heterosavia

Heterosavia is a genus of the family of Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 2008.^[2][1] It is native to the Caribbean and southern Florida. It is found in Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, southwest Caribbean and Turks-Caicos Islands.^[3]

Heterosavia
Heterosavia bahamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Heterosavia (Urb.) Petra Hoffm. (2008)
Synonyms[1]
Savia sect. Heterosavia Urb.

The genus was circumscribed by Ignaz Urban and Petra Hoffmann in Brittonia vol.60 on page 152 in 2008.^[3]

The genus name of Heterosavia is in honour of Gaetano Savi (1769–1844), who was an Italian naturalist, botanist and mycologist.^[4]

Species

As accepted by Plants of the World Online;^[3]

1. Heterosavia bahamensis (Britton) Petra Hoffm. - Monroe County in Florida,^[5] Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos, islands of southwest Caribbean
2. Heterosavia erythroxyloides (Griseb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba, Hispaniola
3. Heterosavia laurifolia (Griseb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba
4. Heterosavia maculata (Urb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba