Rachicallis
| Rachicallis | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Rondeletieae |
| Genus: | Rachicallis DC. |
| Species: | R. americana |
| Binomial name | |
| Rachicallis americana | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
Rachicallis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[3] It includes a single species, Rachicallis americana, a shrub native to southeastern Mexico and to Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean.[2]
The species was first described as Hedyotis americana by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1760. In 1893 A. S. Hitchcock placed the species in genus Rachicallis as R. americana.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Roberts, A.; Manco, B.N. (2014). "Rachicallis americana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T56503738A56503885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56503738A56503885.en. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Rachicallis americana (Jacq.) Hitchc". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Rachicallis DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Rondeletieae
- Monotypic Rubiaceae genera
- Flora of the Bahamas
- Flora of the Cayman Islands
- Flora of Cuba
- Flora of the Dominican Republic
- Flora of Haiti
- Flora of Jamaica
- Flora of Southeastern Mexico
- Flora of the Turks and Caicos Islands
- Least concern flora of the Caribbean
- Least concern flora of Mexico