Chiococceae

Chiococca alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Cinchonoideae
Tribe:	Chiococceae Benth. & Hook.f.
Type genus
Chiococca P.Browne
Synonyms^[1]
Catesbaeeae Hook.f.

Chiococceae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae which contains about 233 species in 27 genera. Most representatives occur from southern Florida to tropical and subtropical America, except for the genera Badusa and Bikkia, which are found from the Philippines to the West Pacific, and Morierina and Thiollierea, which are native to New Caledonia. The tribe Catesbaeeae is now included within Chiococceae.^[1]

Genera

Currently accepted names

Badusa A.Gray (3 sp)
Bikkia Reinw. ex Blume (10 sp)
Catesbaea L. (17 sp)
Ceratopyxis Hook.f. (1 sp)
Ceuthocarpus Aiello (1 sp)
Chiococca P.Browne (25 sp)
Coutaportla Urb. (3 sp)
Coutarea Aubl. (6 sp)
Cubanola Aiello (2 sp)
Eosanthe Urb. (1 sp)
Erithalis P.Browne (8 sp)
Exostema (Pers.) Rich. ex Humb. & Bonpl. (43 sp)
Hintonia Bullock (3 sp)
Isidorea A.Rich ex DC. (17 sp)
Morierina Vieill. (2 sp)
Nernstia Urb. (1 sp)
Osa Aiello (1 sp)
Phialanthus Griseb. (22 sp)
Portlandia P.Browne (6 sp)
Salzmannia DC. (4 species)
Schmidtottia Urb. (15 sp)
Scolosanthus Vahl (27 sp)
Shaferocharis Urb. (3 sp)
Siemensia Urb. (1 sp)
Solenandra Hook.f. (21 spp.)
Thogsennia Aiello (1 sp)
Thiollierea Montrouz. (12 sp)

Synonyms

Antacanthus Rich. ex DC. = Scolosanthus
Asemnantha Hook.f. = Chiococca
Bathysograya Kuntze = Badusa
Bikkiopsis Brongn. & Gris = Bikkia
Cormigonus Raf. = Bikkia
Cutaria Brign. = Coutarea
Dolichanthera Schltr. & K.Krause = Morierina
Echinodendrum A.Rich. = Scolosanthus
Gonianthes Rich. = Cubanola
Herrera Adans. = Exostema
Lorencea Borhidi = Coutaportla
Solenandra Hook.f. = Exostema
Steudelago Kuntze = Exostema

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