''Calycolpus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of the

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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All spe ...

, first described as a genus in 1856.Tropicos, ''Calycolpus'' O. Berg
/ref> It is native to the South America, Central America, and the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> The species formerly called '' Calycolpus excisus'' is a small tree known only from the limestone mountains of eastern Cuba, now known as '' Eugenia excisa''. It is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened speciesbr>
;Species # '' Calycolpus aequatorialis'' Landrum - Sucumbíos # '' Calycolpus alternifolius'' (Gleason) Landrum - S Venezuela # '' Calycolpus andersonii'' Landrum -

Pará Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana a ...

# '' Calycolpus australis'' Landrum -

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...

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Calycolpus bolivarensis ''Calycolpus'' is a genus of the botanical family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1856. It is native to the South America, Central America, and the West Indies. The species formerly called ''Calycolpus excisus'' is a small tree known on ...

'' Landrum - Bolívar State # '' Calycolpus calophyllus'' (Kunth) O.Berg - Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, N Brazil # '' Calycolpus cochleatus'' McVaugh - Bolívar State, Guyana # '' Calycolpus goetheanus'' (Mart. ex DC.) O.Berg - Trinidad, N South America # '' Calycolpus legrandii'' Mattos -

Alagoas Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. ...

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest ...

# '' Calycolpus moritzianus'' (O.Berg) Burret - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador # '' Calycolpus revolutus'' (Schauer) O.Berg - Guyana, Suriname, Fr Guiana # '' Calycolpus roraimensis'' Steyerm. - Venezuela, Guyana,

Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso ...

, Peru # '' Calycolpus sessiliflorus'' Landrum -

# '' Calycolpus surinamensis'' McVaugh - Guyana, Suriname,

# '' Calycolpus warscewiczianus'' O.Berg - Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua

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Myrtaceae genera Neotropical realm flora {{Myrtaceae-stub