Rochefortia

Rochefortia
Rochefortia spinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Ehretioideae
Genus:
Sw. (1788)
Type species
Rochefortia cuneata
Sw.
Synonyms[1]

Diplostylis H.Karst. & Triana (1854 publ. 1855)

Rochefortia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae.

Its species are native to Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela in South America.[1]

Species

11 species are accepted, and one is unplaced.[1]

  • Rochefortia acanthophora (A.DC.) Griseb. (syn: Ehretia acanthophora) โ€” Greenheart ebony
  • Rochefortia barloventensis Irimia & Gottschling
  • Rochefortia brasiliensis Willd. ex Schult. (unplaced)
  • Rochefortia cubensis Britton & P.Wilson
  • Rochefortia cuneata Sw.
  • Rochefortia holguinensis G.Klotz
  • Rochefortia oblanceata G.Klotz
  • Rochefortia oblongata Urb. & Ekman
  • Rochefortia septentrionalis G.Klotz
  • Rochefortia spinosa (Jacq.) Urb. โ€” Espino
  • Rochefortia stellata Britton & P.Wilson
  • Rochefortia victoriniana G.Klotz

References

  1. ^ a b c Rochefortia Sw.. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 July 2024.