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344.0000 Family Clusiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 74 (1836), nom. cons., nom. alt.
13 genera, ca. 900 spp.
Species listed in database: 920; hybrids: 2
= Cambogiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 98 (1834)
= Garciniaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 222, 292 (1830)
= Guttiferae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 255 (1789), nom. cons.
344.0104 Genus Chrysochlamys Poepp. & Endl.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Poeppig & Endlicher] 3: 13, t. 211 (1842)
Distribution: Tropical America. Tovomitopsis is probably a separate genus fide Marinho et al. 2025.
Species listed in database: 40
= Balboa Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 252 (1860)
= Bertolonia Spreng.; Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. [Sprengel] 2: 110, t. 1, f. 1 (1821)
= Commirhoea Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 21: 252 (1855)
= Poecilostemon Triana & Planch.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 256 (1860)
= Tovomitopsis Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 261 (1860)
species :
Chrysochlamys colombiana (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 8: 60 (1950)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Tovomitopsis colombiana Cuatrec.; Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 20: 105 (1950)
species :
Chrysochlamys croatii (Maguire) L.Marinho & Hammel; Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 134: 146 (2018)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Nariño, Putumayo); Ecuador
80 COS PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Tovomitopsis croatii (Maguire) D´Arcy; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67(4): 1031 (1980 publ. 1981)
= Tovomita croatii Maguire; Phytologia 36(4): 404 (1977)
species :
Chrysochlamys cuneata (Planch. & Triana) Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 8: 60 (1950)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Bolívar, Chocó, Huila); Venezuela (Tachira)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Chrysochlamys cuneata var. huilensis Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 8: 60 (1950)
= Tovomitopsis cuneata Planch. & Linden; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 264 (1860)
species :
Chrysochlamys allenii (Maguire) Hammel; Novon 9(3): 363 (1999)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Ecuador
80 COS NIC PAN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Tovomitopsis allenii Maguire; Phytologia 38(3): 214 (1978)
= Tovomitopsis centistaminibus D´Arcy; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67(4): 1030 (1980 publ. 1981)
species :
Chrysochlamys alterninervia Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 8: 59 (1950)
Distribution: Colombia (Huila)
82 CLM
species :
Chrysochlamys angustifolia (Maguire) Hammel; Novon 9(3): 363 (1999)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tovomitopsis angustifolia Maguire; Phytologia 36(4): 399 (1977)
species :
Chrysochlamys balboa Hammel; Cat. Vasc. Pl. Ecuador (Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75): 953 (1999); et in Novon 9(3): 373 (1999), nom. nov.
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Balboa membranacea Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 252 (1860)
species :
Chrysochlamys bracteolata Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 8: 58 (1950)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Santander); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Chrysochlamys caribaea Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 5: 434 (1908)
Name: Bois mangle, Palatuvier blanc (Lesser Antilles)
Distribution: Dominica; St. Lucia
81 DOM STL
species :
Chrysochlamys chrisharonii Vásquez & R.Rojas; Arnaldoa 16(2): 26 (2010)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Chrysochlamys conferta Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 8: 57 (1950)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Chrysochlamys dependens Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 259 (1860)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Santander, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés); Venezuela (Merida, Tachira); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Clusia dependens Pav. ex Vesque; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 8: 177 (1893)
= Chrysochlamys dependens var. sararensis Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 8: 60 (1950)
species :
Chrysochlamys eclipes L.O.Williams; Trop. Woods, No. 111, 15 (1959)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Chrysochlamys floribunda Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 8: 58 (1950)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Tolima, Valle); Peru
82 CLM 83 PER
species :
Chrysochlamys glauca (Oerst.) Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 1: 87 (1879)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS NIC PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tovomita glauca (Oerst. ex Planch. & Triana) L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 357 (1961)
= Tovomita gracilis L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 357 (1961)
= Tovomitopsis glauca Oerst. ex Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 264 (1860)
= Tovomitopsis multiflora Standl.; Trop. Woods, No. 16: 15 (1928), nomen, et in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 234 (1929), descr.
species :
Chrysochlamys gloriosa Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 8: 59 (1950)
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó)
82 CLM
species :
Chrysochlamys goudotii Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 259 (1860)
Distribution: Colombia (Caldas, Quindío)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Chrysochlamys dependens var. goudotii (Planch. & Triana) Vesque; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 8: 178 (1893)
species :
Chrysochlamys guatemaltecana Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 13: 26 (1888)
Distribution: Guatemala; Honduras
80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Tovomitopsis guatemaltecana (Donn.Sm.) Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 66 (1944)
species :
Chrysochlamys laxa Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 258 (1860)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Chocó, Cundinamarca)
82 CLM
species :
Chrysochlamys macrophylla Pax; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 7: 111 (1909)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Putumayo, Valle); Venezuela (Aragua, Tachira); Ecuador; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU
species :
Chrysochlamys membranacea Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 260 (1860)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Chocó, Nariño); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Lara, Miranda, Sucre, Tachira, Yaracuy); Guyana; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Amazonas)
80 PAN 82 CLM FRG GUY VEN 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tovomitopsis membranacea (Planch. & Triana) D´Arcy; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67(4): 1034 (1980 publ. 1981)
species :
Chrysochlamys membrillensis (D´Arcy) Hammel; Novon 9(3): 366 (1999)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tovomitopsis membrillensis D´Arcy; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67(4): 1036 (1980 publ. 1981)
species :
Chrysochlamys micrantha Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58(Beibl. 130): 9 (1923)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Tovomitopsis micrantha (Engl.) D´Arcy; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67(4): 1037 (1980 publ. 1981)
species :
Chrysochlamys microcarpa (Poepp.) L.Marinho & A.Caro; Phytotaxa 663(4): 226 (2024)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Tovomita microcarpa (Poepp.) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 1: 392 (1842)
= Marialvea microcarpa Poepp.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Poeppig & Endlicher] 3: 14 (1841)
species :
Chrysochlamys montieliae R.Rojas & Vásquez; Revista Peru. Biol. 30(2)-e25163: 2 (2023)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Chrysochlamys multiflora Poepp. & Endl.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Poeppig & Endlicher] 3: 13, t. 211 (1841)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Chrysochlamys myrcioides Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 260 (1860)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Quindío, Valle)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Chrysochlamys grandifolia (L.O.Williams) Hammel; Novon 9: 365 (1999)
= Tovomita grandifolia L.O.Williams; Trop. Woods 112: 96 (1960)
= Tovomita macrophylla L.O.Williams; Trop. Woods, No. 111, 16 (1959), non Klotzsch
= Tovomitopsis myrcioides (Planch. & Triana) D´Arcy; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67(4): 1038 (1980 publ. 1981)
species :
Chrysochlamys nicaraguensis (Oerst.) Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 1: 87 (1879)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Guyana; Ecuador
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS HON NIC PAN 82 GUY 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Chrysochlamys pauciflora Standl.; Ceiba 3: 214 (1953), nom. illeg.
= Chrysochlamys standleyana L.O.Williams; Trop. Woods, No. 111, 16 (1959)
= Tovomita nicaraguensis (Oerst.) L.O.Williams; Trop. Woods, No. 111, 18 (1959)
= Tovomitopsis nicaraguensis Oerst. ex Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 266 (1860)
= Tovomitopsis standleyana (L.O.Williams) D´Arcy; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67(4): 1040 (1980 publ. 1981)
species :
Chrysochlamys pachypoda Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 257 (1860)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Chrysochlamys multiflora var. pachypoda (Planch. & Triana) Vesque; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 8: 176 (1893)
species :
Chrysochlamys paniculata (Spreng.) comb.ined.
Distribution: S-Brazil
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bertolonia paniculata Spreng.; Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. [Sprengel] 2: 110, t. 1, f. 1 (1821)
= Marialva paniculata (Spreng.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 101 (1841)
= Tovomita foliosa C.Presl; Symb. Bot. [Presl] 2: 20 (1834)
= Tovomita paniculata (Spreng.) A.St.-Hil.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 1: 315 (1828)
= Tovomitopsis paniculata (Spreng.) Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 262 (1860)
species :
Chrysochlamys pauciflora Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(2): 386 (1952)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
Remarks: status questionable, possibly to C. weberbaueri
species :
Chrysochlamys pavonii Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 258 (1860)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Chrysochlamys psychotriifolia (Oerst.) Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 1: 87 (1879)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Chrysochlamys costaricana (Oerst. ex Planch. & Triana) Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 1: 87 (1879)
= Tovomitopsis costaricana Oerst. ex Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 265 (1860)
= Tovomitopsis faucis D´Arcy; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67(4): 1031 (1980 publ. 1981)
= Tovomitopsis psychotriifolia Oerst. ex Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 14: 263 (1860)
species :
Chrysochlamys saldanhae (Engl.) Oliveira-Filho; Cat. Árvores Nativas Minas Gerais 93 (2006)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tovomitopsis saldanhae Engl.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(1): 457 (1888)
species :
Chrysochlamys silvicola (Hammel) Hammel; Novon 9(3): 368 (1999)
Distribution: SE-Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS NIC PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tovomitopsis silvicola Hammel; Selbyana 9(1): 113 (1986)
species :
Chrysochlamys skutchii Hammel; Novon 9(3): 369 (1999)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Chrysochlamys tenuifolia Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 8: 59 (1950)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caquetá, Cauca, Putumayo); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Chrysochlamys tenuis Hammel; Novon 9(3): 371 (1999)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
species :
Chrysochlamys ulei Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58(Beibl. 130): 10 (1923)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Guaviare, Meta, Putumayo); Peru; Bolivia (La Paz, Pando); N-Brazil (Amazonas, Acre)
82 CLM 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
species :
Chrysochlamys weberbaueri Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58(Beibl. 130): 8 (1923)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Caquetá, Putumayo, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando); N-Brazil (Acre)
80 PAN 82 CLM GUY VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
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