''Calycogonium'' (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family
Melastomataceae, native to the
Caribbean
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, particularly
Hispaniola
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,
Jamaica
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, and
Cuba
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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 on the underside of the leaves.
Species
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Calycogonium bairdianum''
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Calycogonium bissei''
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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 cal ...
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Calycogonium glabratum''
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Calycogonium impressum''
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Calycogonium pseudofloribundum''
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Calycogonium rhamnoideum''
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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 cal ...
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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
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es ...
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References
Melastomataceae genera
Melastomataceae
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