Calycolpus is a genus of the botanical family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1856.[2][3] It is native to the South America, Central America, and the West Indies.[1]
Calycolpus | |
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Calycolpus moritzianus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
Tribe: | Myrteae |
Genus: | Calycolpus O.Berg |
Synonyms[1] | |
Psidiopsis O.Berg |
The species formerly called Calycolpus excisus is a small tree known only from the limestone mountains of eastern Cuba, now known as Eugenia excisa. It is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened species.[1]