Holtonia

Holtonia microcarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is the sole species in genus Holtonia. It is a tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Costa Rica and Panama to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.[1]

Holtonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Holtonia
Standl. (1832)
Species:
H. microcarpa
Binomial name
Holtonia microcarpa
(Ruiz & Pav.) C.M.Taylor (2023)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chimarrhis goudotii Baill. (1879)
  • Condaminea microcarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. (1830)
  • Deppea panamensis Dwyer (1980)
  • Elaeagia myriantha (Standl.) C.M.Taylor & Hammel (1993)
  • Holtonia myriantha (Standl.) Standl. (1932)
  • Macrocnemum microcarpum Ruiz & Pav. (1799) (basionym)
  • Sickingia goudotii (Baill.) Standl. (1930)
  • Sickingia myriantha Standl. (1930)
  • Simira goudotii (Baill.) Steyerm. (1972)
  • Simira myriantha (Standl.) Steyerm. (1972)

References
  1. Holtonia microcarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) C.M.Taylor. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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