Chiococca
| Milkberry | |
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| Chiococca alba | |
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 |
| Type species | |
| Chiococca alba | |
| Synonyms | |
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 Galápagos.[2][3]
The type species for the genus is Chiococca alba.[4] It ranges from Florida to Paraguay and is cultivated as an ornamental.[5]
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".[6]
Chiococca is a member of the tribe Chiococceae.[7] Within the tribe, it is closely related to Bikkia.[8]
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 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
- ^ a b 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
- ^ 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. Vol. 1. Boca Raton, New York, Washington DC, London: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.
- ^ "Genus Chiococca". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ^ Manns U, Bremer B (2010). "Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 56 (1): 21–39. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.002. PMID 20382247. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27.
External links
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- 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