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

Primulaceae The Primulaceae , commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the evening primrose family), are a family of herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden plants and wildflowers. Most are perennial though som ...

, native to the Caribbean island of

Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and t ...

. Named in honor of the naturalist

Theophrastus Theophrastus (; grc-gre, Θεόφραστος ; c. 371c. 287 BC), a Greek philosopher and the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. He was a native of Eresos in Lesbos.Gavin Hardy and Laurence Totelin, ''Ancient Botany'', Routle ...

, they are occasionally kept as ornamentals in greenhouses.

Species

Currently accepted species include: *''

Theophrasta americana ''Theophrasta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae, native to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Named in honor of the naturalist Theophrastus Theophrastus (; grc-gre, Θεόφραστος ; c. 371c. 287 BC), a Greek ...

'' L. *'' Theophrasta jussieui'' Lindl.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q292491 Theophrastaceae Primulaceae genera Flora of Haiti Flora of the Dominican Republic Primulaceae Flora without expected TNC conservation status