''Calycogonium'' (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family

Melastomataceae Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, sh ...

, native to the

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, particularly

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, and

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. The genus is a member of a clade characterized by calyptra on flower buds, few hairs, and the presence of mite

domatia A domatium (plural: domatia, from the Latin "domus", meaning home) is a tiny chamber that houses arthropods, produced by a plant. Ideally domatia differ from galls in that they are produced by the plant rather than being induced by their inhabi ...

on the underside of the leaves.

Species

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Calycogonium bairdianum ''Calycogonium'' (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family Melastomataceae, native to the Caribbean, particularly Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba. The genus is a member of a clade characterized by caly ...

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Calycogonium bissei ''Calycogonium'' (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family Melastomataceae, native to the Caribbean, particularly Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba. The genus is a member of a clade characterized by caly ...

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Calycogonium calycopteris ''Calycogonium'' (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family Melastomataceae, native to the Caribbean, particularly Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba. The genus is a member of a clade characterized by caly ...

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Calycogonium glabratum ''Calycogonium'' (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family Melastomataceae, native to the Caribbean, particularly Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba. The genus is a member of a clade characterized by caly ...

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Calycogonium impressum ''Calycogonium'' (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family Melastomataceae, native to the Caribbean, particularly Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba. The genus is a member of a clade characterized by caly ...

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Calycogonium pseudofloribundum ''Calycogonium'' (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family Melastomataceae, native to the Caribbean, particularly Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba. The genus is a member of a clade characterized by caly ...

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Calycogonium rhamnoideum ''Calycogonium'' (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family Melastomataceae, native to the Caribbean, particularly Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba. The genus is a member of a clade characterized by caly ...

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Calycogonium rhomboideum ''Calycogonium'' (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family Melastomataceae, native to the Caribbean, particularly Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba. The genus is a member of a clade characterized by caly ...

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Calycogonium torbecianum ''Calycogonium'' (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family Melastomataceae, native to the Caribbean, particularly Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba. The genus is a member of a clade characterized by caly ...

References

Melastomataceae genera Melastomataceae {{Melastomataceae-stub