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Calycophyllum
	Calycophyllum candidissimum foliage and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Ixoroideae
Tribe:	Dialypetalantheae
Genus:	Calycophyllum; DC.
Type species
	Calycophyllum candidissimum; (Vahl) DC.
Synonyms
	Eukylista Benth.; Eukylista Benth. & Hook.f.; Semaphyllanthe L.Andersson;

Calycophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1830. The genus is found from Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.^[1]

Species

Calycophyllum candidissimum (Vahl) DC. common names: lemonwood, digame lancewood ^[2] - Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz), Belize, Central America, Cuba, Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia
Calycophyllum intonsum Steyerm. - Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil
Calycophyllum megistocaulum (K.Krause) C.M.Taylor - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
Calycophyllum merumense Steyerm. - Guyana
Calycophyllum multiflorum Griseb. - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
Calycophyllum obovatum (Ducke) Ducke - Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil
Calycophyllum papillosum J.H.Kirkbr. - Brazil (Espírito Santo)
Calycophyllum spectabile Steyerm. - Guyana
Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hook.f. ex K.Schum. - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
Calycophyllum tefense J.H.Kirkbr. - Brazil (Amazonas)
Calycophyllum venezuelense Steyerm. - Venezuela, Guyana

^ "Calycophyllum in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae".
^ Lincoln, William A (1986). World Woods in Colour. Hertford UK: Stobard Davies Ltd. ISBN 0-85442-028-2.

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