''Chaunochiton'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s. In the

APG IV system The APG IV system of flowering plant classification is the fourth version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy for flowering plants (angiosperms) being developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). It was publish ...

, the genus is placed in the family

Olacaceae Olacaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Santalales. They are woody plants, native throughout the tropical regions of the world. , the circumscription of the family varies; some sources maintain a broad family, others split it int ...

. Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae. Its native range is Central and Southern Tropical America. Species: *''

Chaunochiton angustifolium ''Chaunochiton'' is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG IV system, the genus is placed in the family Olacaceae. Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae. Its native range is Central and Southern Tropical America. Species: ...

'' *'' Chaunochiton kappleri'' *'' Chaunochiton loranthoides''

References

Olacaceae Santalales genera {{Santalales-stub