Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
ERYTHOXYLUM P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 278. 1756.
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TYPE: Erythoxylum areolatum Linnaeus 1759.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
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| Erythroxylum confusum | Not Native |
[Family identification key]
1. Leaf blades obovate to broadly elliptic, 1.1-2.2 times as long as wide, the margin sometimes revolute, the upper side rather dark green with the lateral veins conspicuous and the reticulate and branching segments less pronounced or obscure, the lower side usually lacking a clearly longitudinally demarcated whitish medial area along both sides of the midrib; fruiting pedicels 1-4(5) mm long, shorter than the fruits and shorter than the petioles
1. Leaf blades elliptic, 2-3.1 times as long as wide, the margin plane, the upper side color and venation variable, the lower side usually with a clearly longitudinally demarcated whitish medial area along both sides of the midrib; fruiting pedicels (3.5)4-8 mm long, subequal to the fruits and usually subequal to longer than the petioles
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2. Leaf blade upper side green to pale, with conspicuous lateral, branching, and reticulate veins; bark mostly smooth to striate
2. Leaf blade upper side pale to dark green, with obscure venation; bark various
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3. Bark verrucose; stipules persistent, the keel minutely fimbriate; flowering stems leafless to leafy; leaf blade dark green, the upper side midrib sharply raised; staminal cup margin denticulate to crenulate
3. Bark smooth; stipules disintegrating, marcescent, or persistent, the keel entire; flowering stems leafy; leaf blade green to yellowish, the upper side midrib flat; staminal cup margin entire
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sethia | Sethia Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 175. 1822. | TYPE: Sethia indica de Candolle 1824, nom. illegit. (Erythroxylum monogynum Roxburgh 1796.) | |
| Steudelia | Steudelia Sprengel, Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 3: 59. 1822. | TYPE: Steudelia brasiliensis Sprengel 1822. |