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

Primulaceae The Primulaceae ( ), commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the Onagraceae, evening primrose family), are a family (biology), family of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden pla ...

, native to the Caribbean island of

Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ) is an island between Geography of Cuba, Cuba and Geography of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by List of C ...

. Named in honor of the naturalist

Theophrastus Theophrastus (; ; c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was an ancient Greek Philosophy, philosopher and Natural history, naturalist. A native of Eresos in Lesbos, he was Aristotle's close colleague and successor as head of the Lyceum (classical), Lyceum, the ...

, they are occasionally kept as ornamentals in greenhouses.

Species

Currently accepted species include: *'' Theophrasta americana'' L. *'' Theophrasta jussieui'' Lindl.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q292491 Primulaceae genera Primulaceae Endemic flora of Hispaniola