''Schmidtottia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family

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 ( ...

, native to eastern Cuba. Adapted to

serpentine soil Serpentine soil is an uncommon soil type produced by weathered ultramafic rock such as peridotite and its metamorphic derivatives such as serpentinite. More precisely, serpentine soil contains minerals of the serpentine subgroup, especially an ...

s, they are nickel hyperaccumulators.

Species

Currently accepted species include: *'' Schmidtottia corymbosa'' Borhidi *'' Schmidtottia cubensis'' (Standl.) Urb. *'' Schmidtottia cucullata'' Borhidi *'' Schmidtottia elliptica'' (Britton) Urb. *'' Schmidtottia involucrata'' (Wernham) Alain *'' Schmidtottia marmorata'' Urb. *'' Schmidtottia monantha'' Urb. *'' Schmidtottia monticola'' Borhidi *'' Schmidtottia multiflora'' Urb. *'' Schmidtottia neglecta'' (Borhidi) Borhidi *'' Schmidtottia nitens'' (Britton) Urb. *'' Schmidtottia parvifolia'' Alain *'' Schmidtottia scabra'' Borhidi & Acuña *'' Schmidtottia sessilifolia'' (Britton) Urb. *'' Schmidtottia shaferi'' (Standl.) Urb. *'' Schmidtottia stricta'' Borhidi *'' Schmidtottia uliginosa'' (Wernham) Urb.

References

Chiococceae Rubiaceae genera Endemic flora of Cuba {{Cinchonoideae-stub