- Callaeum
Taxobox
color = lightgreen
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Malpighiales
familia =Malpighiaceae
genus = "Callaeum" Small
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision =11 species; see text"Callaeum" is a
genus in theMalpighiaceae , a family of about 75 genera offlowering plant s in the orderMalpighiales . "Callaeum" comprises 11species of woody vines and shrubs occurring from westernTexas toMexico ,Central America , andSouth America . Two species, "C. macropterum" and "C. septentrionale" are cultivated as ornamentals inArizona andCalifornia .;Species
External links and references
* [http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/malpigh Malpighiaceae] Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
* [http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/malpigh/ChrClade/Callaeum/Cal1.html Callaeum]*Anderson, W. R. 2006a. A new species of "Callaeum" (Malpighiacee) from Puebla, Mexico. Acta Botanica Mexicana 74: 179–183.
*Johnson, D. M. Revision of the Neotropical Genus "Callaeum" (Malpighiaceae). Systematic Botany 11: 335–353.
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