Chiococca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 164, Chiococca It currently holds 23 species that are native to Florida, Texas, Mexico, Central America, much of South America, the West Indies, and the islands of Galápagos and Fernando de Noronha.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Chiococca
The type species for the genus is Chiococca alba.Chiococca In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see External links below). It ranges from Florida to Paraguay and is cultivated as an ornamental.Anthony J. Huxley, Mark Griffiths, and Margot Levy (editors). 1992. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. The Macmillan Press Limited, London; The Stockton Press, New York. (set)
Systematics Chiococca was named by Patrick Browne in 1756. The generic name is derived from the Greek words χιών (chion), meaning "snow" and κόκκος (kokkos), meaning "kernel" or "berry".
Chiococca is a member of the tribe Chiococceae. Within the tribe, it is closely related to Bikkia.
Species
Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc. – Florida, Texas, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, much of South America, the West Indies, and the Galápagos Chiococca auyantepuiensis Steyerm. – Venezuela Chiococca belizensis Lundell – Southern Mexico (Tabasco, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz), Central America, Colombia Chiococca caputensis Lorence & C.M.Taylor – Panama Chiococca coriacea M.Martens & Galeotti – Mexico (Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Quintana Roo) Chiococca cubensis Urb. – Cuba Chiococca filipes Lundell – Central America, Mexico (Chiapas) Chiococca henricksonii M.C.Johnst. – Mexico (Coahuila) Chiococca insularis (Ridley) C.M.Taylor & M.R.V. Barbosa – Fernando de Noronha, Brazil Chiococca lucens Standl. & Steyerm. – Venezuela (Sororopán-tepui) Chiococca motleyana Borhidi – Belize, Guatemala, Mexico Chiococca multipedunculata Steyerm. – Guyana Chiococca naiguatensis Steyerm. – Venezuela Chiococca nitida Benth. Chiococca nitida var. amazonica Müll.Arg. – Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil Chiococca nitida var. chimantensis Steyerm. – Venezuela (Bolívar) Chiococca nitida f. cordata (Cowan) Steyerm. – Guyana Chiococca nitida var. nitida – French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay Chiococca oaxacana Standl. – Mexico (Tamaulipas, Morelos, Puebla, Oaxaca) Chiococca pachyphylla Wernham – Mexico (from Nuevo León to Chiapas), Central America, Colombia Chiococca parvifolia Wullschl. ex Griseb. Chiococca petrina Wiggins – Mexico (Sonora) Chiococca phaenostemon Schltdl. – Southern Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Guerrero), Central America Chiococca plowmanii Delprete – Brazil (Bahia) Chiococca rubriflora Lundell – Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala Chiococca semipilosa Standl. & Steyerm. – Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) Chiococca sessilifolia Miranda – Mexico (Veracruz, Chiapas) Chiococca steyermarkii Standl. – Guatemala Chiococca stricta Correll – Bahamas
References
External links
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C At: Botany & Plant Science At: Life Science At: CRC Press Chiococca At: Search Page At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Index by Team At: Projects At: Science Directory At: Scientific Research and Data At: Kew Gardens Chiococca At: Index Nominum Genericorum At: References At: NMNH Department of Botany At: Research and Collections At: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Chiococca At: Plant Names At: IPNI Chiococca In: The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica At: Record for Civ. Nat. Hist. Jam. At: Titles At: Biodiversity Heritage Library