''Chomelia'' is a

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s in the

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Rubiaceae. It is native to

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

, the

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, and much of

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as far south as

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Chomelia''
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Species

*'' Chomelia albicaulis'' ( Rusby) Steyerm. -

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

*'' Chomelia anisomeris'' Müll.Arg. - eastern

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

*'' Chomelia apodantha'' (

Standl. Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants. __TOC__ Standley was born on March 21, 1884 in Avalon, Missouri. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri an ...

) Steyerm. -

*'' Chomelia bahiae'' J.H.Kirkbr. -

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

*'' Chomelia barbata''

*'' Chomelia barbinervis'' Moric. ex

Benth. George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...

- northern and southeastern

*'' Chomelia bella'' (

) Steyerm. - southeastern

*'' Chomelia boliviana''

*'' Chomelia brachypoda'' Donn.Sm. -

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

*'' Chomelia brasiliana''

A.Rich. Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852). Biography Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Frenc ...

*'' Chomelia breedlovei''

Borhidi Borhidi Attila (born 28 June 1932), is a Széchenyi Prize winning Hungarian botanist, ecologist, professor, politician and full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is most noted for his extensive work on plant taxonomy. 1989 to 1992, ...

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

*'' Chomelia brevicornu'' Rusby -

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

*'' Chomelia caurensis'' (

) Steyerm. -

Bolívar (state) Bolívar ( es, Estado Bolívar, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital city is Ciudad Bolívar, but the largest city is Ciudad Guayana. Bolívar State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a populati ...

*'' Chomelia chiquitensis'' C.M.Taylor - Santa Cruz *'' Chomelia costaricensis'' C.M.Taylor -

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

*'' Chomelia crassifolia''

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

, Tabasco *'' Chomelia delascioi'' Steyerm. - Bolívar *'' Chomelia dimorpha'' Rusby -

*'' Chomelia ecuadorensis'' (

K.Schum. Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist. Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...

& K.Krause) Steyerm. -

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

*'' Chomelia estrellana'' Müll.Arg. -

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

*'' Chomelia fasciculata'' (

Sw. Olof Peter Swartz (21 September 1760 – 19 September 1818) was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes. Biography Olof Swartz attended the University of Uppsala where he st ...

)

- western

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

Windward Islands french: Îles du Vent , image_name = , image_caption = ''Political'' Windward Islands. Clockwise: Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada. , image_alt = , locator_map = , location = Caribbean SeaNorth ...

*'' Chomelia glabricalyx'' Steyerm. - Bolívar *''

Chomelia glabriuscula ''Chomelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and much of South America as far south as Argentina. Species *''Chomelia albicaulis'' (Henry Hurd R ...

'' Steyerm. -

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

*'' Chomelia gracilis''

ex Glaziou - southeastern

*'' Chomelia grandicarpa'' Dwyer -

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

*'' Chomelia grandifolia'' (Huber) Steyerm. - northern and southeastern

*'' Chomelia hirsuta'' Gardner - northern and southeastern

*'' Chomelia intercedens'' Müll.Arg. -

*'' Chomelia juruensis'' (

) Steyerm. - northern

*'' Chomelia kirkbridei'' Delprete -

Federal District A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they e ...

, Goias *'' Chomelia klugii'' (

) Steyerm. -

, northern

*'' Chomelia laxiflora'' (

) Govaerts -

*'' Chomelia longiflora'' (

ex Steyerm.) Steyerm. -

*'' Chomelia longituba'' (

)

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

*'' Chomelia malaneoides'' Müll.Arg. -

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

*'' Chomelia microloba'' Donn.Sm. -

*'' Chomelia minutiflora'' Glaz. -

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

*'' Chomelia modesta'' (

) Steyerm. - southeastern

Sao Paulo SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S ...

*'' Chomelia monachinoi'' Steyerm. -

*'' Chomelia monantha'' (

ex Steyerm.) Steyerm. -

*'' Chomelia multiflora'' Rusby -

*'' Chomelia myrtifolia'' S.Moore -

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...

*'' Chomelia obtusa''

Cham. Adelbert von Chamisso (; 30 January 178121 August 1838) was a Germans, German poet and botanist, author of ''Peter Schlemihl'', a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot ...

Schltdl. Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal (27 November 1794, Xanten – 12 October 1866, Halle an der Saale, Halle) was a German botanist. He studied in Berlin, in 1819 becoming curator of the Botanical Garden in Berlin, Royal Herbarium. He was ...

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

*'' Chomelia occidentalis'' Müll.Arg. - west-central

*'' Chomelia oligantha'' Müll.Arg. - eastern

*'' Chomelia paniculata'' (

Bartl. Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling (December 9, 1798 – November 20, 1875) was a German botanist who was a native of Hanover. He studied natural sciences at the University of Göttingen, and in 1818 took a botanical journey through Hungary and Croatia ...

DC. Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...

) Steyerm. -

*'' Chomelia parviflora'' ( Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. -

*'' Chomelia parvifolia'' (

) Govaerts -

*'' Chomelia pedunculosa''

*'' Chomelia pohliana'' Müll.Arg. -

*'' Chomelia polyantha'' S.F.Blake -

*'' Chomelia pringlei'' S.Watson -

San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...

*'' Chomelia psilocarpa'' Dwyer & M.V.Hayden -

, northwestern

*'' Chomelia pubescens''

- eastern

*'' Chomelia ramiae'' Steyerm. - Apure *'' Chomelia randioides'' (

) Steyerm. -

Ceará Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the ...

*'' Chomelia rauwolfioides'' (

) Steyerm. -

*'' Chomelia recordii''

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

*'' Chomelia ribesioides''

A.Gray Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His '' Darwiniana'' was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exc ...

*'' Chomelia rubra'' Lorence & C.M.Taylor -

*'' Chomelia rudis'' (

) Lorence -

*'' Chomelia schomburgkii'' Steyerm. -

*'' Chomelia sericea'' Müll.Arg. -

*'' Chomelia sessilis'' Müll.Arg. -

*''

Chomelia spinosa ''Chomelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and much of South America as far south as Argentina. Species *'' Chomelia albicaulis'' ( Rusby) Steyerm. - Bolivia ...

Jacq. Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin (16 February 172726 October 1817) was a scientist who studied medicine, chemistry and botany. Biography Born in Leiden in the Netherlands, he studied medicine at Leiden University, then moved first to Par ...

- southern

to tropical South America *'' Chomelia splitgerberi'' Bremek. -

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

*'' Chomelia stergiosii'' Steyerm. - Bolívar *'' Chomelia tenuiflora''

to tropical South America *'' Chomelia torrana'' C.M.Taylor - Chocó *'' Chomelia transiens'' Müll.Arg. -

*'' Chomelia triantha''

- Boyacá *'' Chomelia triflora'' (J.H.Kirkbr.) Delprete & Achille -

*'' Chomelia tristis'' Müll.Arg. -

*'' Chomelia ulei'' ( K.Krause) Achille & Delprete -

*'' Chomelia venezuelensis'' Steyerm. -

*'' Chomelia venulosa'' W.C.Burger & C.M.Taylor -

*'' Chomelia volubilis'' (

) Steyerm. - Amazonas *'' Chomelia vulpina'' Müll.Arg. -

References

External links

''Chomelia'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5104426 Rubiaceae genera Guettardeae Flora of Central America Flora of South America Flora of the Caribbean