''Calycophyllum'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

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Rubiaceae Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with Petiole ( ...

. It was described by

Augustin Pyramus de Candolle Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss people, Swiss botany, botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple ...

in 1830. The genus is found from

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and the

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Species

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Calycophyllum candidissimum ''Calycophyllum candidissimum'', the degami, dagame, or lemonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to southern Mexico, Cuba, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela. It is found in the ecoregion of Central America ...

'' ( Vahl) DC. common names: lemonwood, digame lancewood - 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 (

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) * '' Calycophyllum spectabile'' Steyerm. - Guyana * '' Calycophyllum spruceanum'' (

Benth. George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...

) Hook.f. ex K.Schum. - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil * '' Calycophyllum tefense'' J.H.Kirkbr. - Brazil ( Amazonas) * '' Calycophyllum venezuelense'' Steyerm. - Venezuela, Guyana

References

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''Calycophyllum'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera Dialypetalantheae Flora of Central America Flora of Southern America {{Ixoroideae-stub