Rochefortia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae.
| Rochefortia | |
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| Rochefortia spinosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ehretioideae |
| Genus: | Rochefortia Sw. (1788) |
| Type species | |
| Rochefortia cuneata Sw.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Diplostylis H.Karst. & Triana (1854 publ. 1855) | |
Its species are native to Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela in South America.[1]
Species
edit11 species are accepted, and one is unplaced.[1]
- Rochefortia acanthophora (A.DC.) Griseb. (syn: Ehretia acanthophora) — 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. — Espino
- Rochefortia stellata Britton & P.Wilson
- Rochefortia victoriniana G.Klotz
References
edit- ^ a b c Rochefortia Sw.. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
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