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calycophyllum

Scientific Name: Calycophyllum

Family: Rubiaceae

Category: Dicot

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Calycophyllum: A Genus of Tropical American Trees

Calycophyllum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Rubiaceae family (also known as the coffee or madder family). This genus was first described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1830.

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

  • Scientific Name: Calycophyllum DC.
  • Family: Rubiaceae
  • Major Group: Angiosperms (Flowering plants)

Synonyms include:

  • Calycophyllum spruceanum intermedium Chodat &amp Hassl.
  • Calycophyllum spruceanum multiflorum (Griseb.) Chodat &amp Hassl.

Distribution and Habitat

Calycophyllum species are native to tropical America, including South America, Central America, and the Amazon rainforest. Specific regions include Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, and Cuba.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Calycophyllum trees are generally medium to large in size.
  • They are characterized by smooth, shiny reddish-brown shredding bark.

Uses

  • Several Calycophyllum species, such as Calycophyllum spruceanum, are important sources of timber, charcoal, and firewood, especially in the Peruvian Amazon.
  • The wood of Calycophyllum multiflorum (Palo Blanco) is commercially traded.
  • Calycophyllum spruceanum bark extract has potential as a cosmetic ingredient for skin conditioning.
  • Indigenous people of the Amazon use a bark decoction to treat diabetes.

Species within the Genus

  • Calycophyllum spruceanum (common name: capirona, pau-mulato, mulateiro): a canopy tree indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
  • Calycophyllum multiflorum (common name: Castelo Boxwood, Palo Blanco): Found in South America, Argentina, Per, and Bolivia
  • Calycophyllum candidissimum (common name: Lemonwood, Madroo, Alazano, Lluvia de Plata): Found in Cuba and Central America.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Leuronota calycophylli is a psyllid species that acts as a pest on Calycophyllum spruceanum.

Further Information

For more information, you can explore the following resources:

  • The Plant List
  • International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
  • Australian Plant Name Index
  • Index Nominum Genericorum (ING)
  • WCSP (World Checklist of Selected Plant Families)
  • EOL (Encyclopedia of Life)
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • NCBI taxonomy database