''Calyptrogyne'' is a genus in the palm family (
Arecaceae
The Arecaceae () is a family (biology), family of perennial plant, perennial, flowering plants in the Monocotyledon, monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbing palm, climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly k ...
). It is distributed across
Central America
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,
Colombia
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, and southern
Mexico
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, with 11 of the 17 known species
endemic
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to
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
. ''
Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana'' is the most widespread and best studied species in this genus.
[Henderson, A. 2005. A multivariate study of ''Calyptrogyne'' (Palmae). Systematic Botany 30(1): 60–83.]
Species
* ''
Calyptrogyne allenii''
(L.H.Bailey) de Nevers - Panama
* ''
Calyptrogyne anomala''
de Nevers & A.J.Hend. - Panama
* ''
Calyptrogyne baudensis''
A.J.Hend. - Colombia
* ''
Calyptrogyne coloradensis''
A.J.Hend. - Panama
* ''
Calyptrogyne condensata''
(L.H.Bailey) Wess.Boer - Panama, Costa Rica
* ''
Calyptrogyne costatifrons''
(L.H.Bailey) de Nevers - Panama
* ''
Calyptrogyne deneversii''
A.J.Hend. - Panama
* ''
Calyptrogyne fortunensis''
A.J.Hend. - Panama
* ''
Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana''
(Linden & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. - Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
* ''
Calyptrogyne herrerae''
Grayum. - Costa Rica
* ''
Calyptrogyne kunorum''
de Nevers - Panama
* ''
Calyptrogyne osensis''
A.J.Hend. - Costa Rica
* ''
Calyptrogyne panamensis''
A.J.Hend. - Panama
* ''
Calyptrogyne pubescens''
de Nevers - Panama
* ''
Calyptrogyne sanblasensis''
A.J.Hend. - Panama
* ''
Calyptrogyne trichostachys''
Burret - Costa Rica
* ''
Calyptrogyne tutensis''
A.J.Hend. - Panama
References
Trees of Central America
Arecaceae genera
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