Chiococca

Chiococca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. 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.

The type species for the genus is Chiococca alba. It ranges from Florida to Paraguay and is cultivated as an ornamental.

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 <small>(L.) Hitchc.</small> – Florida, Texas, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, much of South America, the West Indies, and the Galápagos
• Chiococca auyantepuiensis <small>Steyerm.</small> – Venezuela
• Chiococca belizensis <small>Lundell</small> – Southern Mexico (Tabasco, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz), Central America, Colombia
• Chiococca caputensis <small>Lorence & C.M.Taylor</small> – Panama
• Chiococca coriacea <small>M.Martens & Galeotti</small> – Mexico (Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Quintana Roo)
• Chiococca cubensis <small>Urb.</small> – Cuba
• Chiococca filipes <small>Lundell</small> – Central America, Mexico (Chiapas)
• Chiococca henricksonii <small>M.C.Johnst.</small> – Mexico (Coahuila)
• Chiococca insularis <small>(Ridley) C.M.Taylor & M.R.V. Barbosa</small> – Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
• Chiococca lucens <small>Standl. & Steyerm.</small> – Venezuela (Sororopán-tepui)
• Chiococca motleyana <small>Borhidi</small> – Belize, Guatemala, Mexico
• Chiococca multipedunculata <small>Steyerm.</small> – Guyana
• Chiococca naiguatensis <small>Steyerm.</small> – Venezuela
• Chiococca nitida <small>Benth.</small>
• Chiococca nitida var. amazonica <small>Müll.Arg.</small> – Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil
• Chiococca nitida var. chimantensis <small>Steyerm.</small> – Venezuela (Bolívar)
• Chiococca nitida f. cordata <small>(Cowan) Steyerm.</small> – Guyana
• Chiococca nitida var. nitida – French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay
• Chiococca oaxacana <small>Standl.</small> – Mexico (Tamaulipas, Morelos, Puebla, Oaxaca)
• Chiococca pachyphylla <small>Wernham</small> – Mexico (from Nuevo León to Chiapas), Central America, Colombia
• Chiococca parvifolia <small>Wullschl. ex Griseb.</small>
• Chiococca petrina <small>Wiggins</small> – Mexico (Sonora)
• Chiococca phaenostemon <small>Schltdl.</small> – Southern Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Guerrero), Central America
• Chiococca plowmanii <small>Delprete</small> – Brazil (Bahia)
• Chiococca rubriflora <small>Lundell</small> – Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala
• Chiococca semipilosa <small>Standl. & Steyerm.</small> – Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua)
• Chiococca sessilifolia <small>Miranda</small> – Mexico (Veracruz, Chiapas)
• Chiococca steyermarkii <small>Standl.</small> – Guatemala
• Chiococca stricta <small>Correll</small> – Bahamas

References

External links

• CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Botany & Plant Science <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Life Science <span style="color:green;">At:</span> CRC Press
• Chiococca <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Search Page <span style="color:green;">At:</span> World Checklist of Rubiaceae <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Index by Team <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Projects <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Science Directory <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Scientific Research and Data <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Kew Gardens
• Chiococca <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Index Nominum Genericorum <span style="color:green;">At:</span> References <span style="color:green;">At:</span> NMNH Department of Botany <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Research and Collections <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• Chiococca <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Plant Names <span style="color:green;">At:</span> IPNI
• Chiococca <span style="color:green;">In:</span> The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Record for Civ. Nat. Hist. Jam. <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Titles <span style="color:green;">At:</span> Biodiversity Heritage Library