Chiococca

Milkberry
	Chiococca alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Cinchonoideae
Tribe:	Chiococceae
Genus:	Chiococca; P.Browne
Type species
	Chiococca alba; (L.) Hitchc.
Synonyms
	Asemnantha Hook.f.;

Chiococca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The type species for the genus is Chiococca alba.^[5] It ranges from Florida to Paraguay and is cultivated as an ornamental.^[6]

Systematics

Chiococca was named by Patrick Browne in 1756.^[1] The generic name is derived from the Greek words χιών (chion), meaning "snow" and κόκκος (kokkos), meaning "kernel" or "berry".^[7]

Chiococca is a member of the tribe Chiococceae.^[8] Within the tribe, it is closely related to Bikkia.^[9]

Species

Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc. – Florida, Texas, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, much of South America, the West Indies, and the Galápagos
Chiococca auyantepuiensis Steyerm. – Venezuela
Chiococca belizensis Lundell – Southern Mexico (Tabasco, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz), Central America, Colombia
Chiococca caputensis Lorence & C.M.Taylor – Panama
Chiococca coriacea M.Martens & Galeotti – Mexico (Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Quintana Roo)
Chiococca cubensis Urb. – Cuba
Chiococca filipes Lundell – Central America, Mexico (Chiapas)
Chiococca henricksonii M.C.Johnst. – Mexico (Coahuila)
Chiococca insularis (Ridley) C.M.Taylor & M.R.V. Barbosa – Fernando de Noronha, Brazil^[4]
Chiococca lucens Standl. & Steyerm. – Venezuela (Sororopán-tepui)
Chiococca motleyana Borhidi – Belize, Guatemala, Mexico
Chiococca multipedunculata Steyerm. – Guyana
Chiococca naiguatensis Steyerm. – Venezuela
Chiococca nitida Benth.
- Chiococca nitida var. amazonica Müll.Arg. – Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil
- Chiococca nitida var. chimantensis Steyerm. – Venezuela (Bolívar)
- Chiococca nitida f. cordata (Cowan) Steyerm. – Guyana
- Chiococca nitida var. nitida – French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay
Chiococca oaxacana Standl. – Mexico (Tamaulipas, Morelos, Puebla, Oaxaca)
Chiococca pachyphylla Wernham – Mexico (from Nuevo León to Chiapas), Central America, Colombia
Chiococca parvifolia Wullschl. ex Griseb.
Chiococca petrina Wiggins – Mexico (Sonora)
Chiococca phaenostemon Schltdl. – Southern Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Guerrero), Central America
Chiococca plowmanii Delprete – Brazil (Bahia)
Chiococca rubriflora Lundell – Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala
Chiococca semipilosa Standl. & Steyerm. – Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua)
Chiococca sessilifolia Miranda – Mexico (Veracruz, Chiapas)
Chiococca steyermarkii Standl. – Guatemala
Chiococca stricta Correll – Bahamas

References

1 2 Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 164, Chiococca
↑ Mabberley DJ (2008). Mabberley's Plant Book (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4.
↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Chiococca
1 2 Figueira, Maurício; Schindler, Bianca; Jardim, Jomar G.; Barbosa, Maria Regina de V. (2020-10-30). "Rediscovery of Chiococca insularis (Ridley) C.M.Taylor & M.R.V. Barbosa (Rubiaceae), a species presumed extinct, on the island of Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil". Check List. 16 (5): 1407–1413. doi:10.15560/16.5.1407. ISSN 1809-127X.
↑ Chiococca In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see External links below).
↑ Anthony J. Huxley, Mark Griffiths, and Margot Levy (editors). 1992. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. The Macmillan Press Limited, London; The Stockton Press, New York. ISBN 978-0-333-47494-5 (set)
↑ Quattrocchi U (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. 1. Boca Raton, New York, Washington DC, London: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.
↑ "Genus Chiococca". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
↑ Manns U, Bremer B (2010). "Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 56 (1): 21–39. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.002. PMID 20382247. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27.

External links

[Browne-1] 1 2 Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 164, Chiococca

[Mabberley2008-2] Mabberley DJ (2008). Mabberley's Plant Book (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4.

[WCSP-3] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Chiococca

[insularis-4] 1 2 Figueira, Maurício; Schindler, Bianca; Jardim, Jomar G.; Barbosa, Maria Regina de V. (2020-10-30). "Rediscovery of Chiococca insularis (Ridley) C.M.Taylor & M.R.V. Barbosa (Rubiaceae), a species presumed extinct, on the island of Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil". Check List. 16 (5): 1407–1413. doi:10.15560/16.5.1407. ISSN 1809-127X.

[ingchiococca-5] Chiococca In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see External links below).

[rhs-6] Anthony J. Huxley, Mark Griffiths, and Margot Levy (editors). 1992. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. The Macmillan Press Limited, London; The Stockton Press, New York. ISBN 978-0-333-47494-5 (set)

[Quattrocchi2000-7] Quattrocchi U (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. 1. Boca Raton, New York, Washington DC, London: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.

[8] "Genus Chiococca". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2009-12-11.

[Manns2010-9] Manns U, Bremer B (2010). "Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 56 (1): 21–39. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.002. PMID 20382247. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27.

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