Caamembeca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Caamembeca J.F.B.Pastore, Kew Bull. 67(3): 437. 2012.

Homotypic
- Polygala sect. Ligustrina Chodat, Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat., pér. 3, 25(6): 698(697–699). 1891. – Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2,2): 2, 73. 1893. – non Ligustrina Rupr., Beitr. Pflanzenk. Russ. Reiches 11: 55. 1859.
  - Type species: Polygala ligustroides A.St.-Hil. & Moq., Ann. Soc. Sci. Orléans 9: 55. 1828. – Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 370. 1828. – Lectotype designated by Paiva (1998), p. 147.
- Polygala subg. Ligustrina (Chodat) Paiva, Fontqueria 50: 147. 1998.

Heterotypic
- Polygala sect. Laureolae Bernardi, Cavanillesia Alt. 1: 317(–318). 2000.
  - Type species: Polygala laureola A.St.-Hil. & Moq., Ann. Soc. Sci. Orléans 9: 55. 1828. – Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 341. 1828.

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Caamembeca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 01. Reference page.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regionalː Western South America
  - Bolivia, Peru
- Regionalː Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regionalː Northtern South America
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Regionalː Southern South America
  - Paraguay

Pastore, J.F.B. 2012. Caamembeca: generic status and new name for Polygala subgenus Ligustrina (Polygalaceae). Kew Bulletin 67: 435–442. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-012-9360-x JSTOR PDF Reference page. 437

Paiva, J.A.R. 1998. Polygalarum africanarum et madagascariensium prodromus atque gerontogaei generis Heterosamara Kuntze, a genere Polygala L. segregati et a nobis denuo recepti, synopsis monographica. Fontqueria 50: I–VI, 1–346. PDF Reference page.
Pastore, J.F.B. 2017. Caamembeca salicifolia, a new combination for a Brazilian species of Polygalaceae. Phytotaxa 305: 222–224. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.305.3.10 Reference page.
Pastore, J.F.B., Abbott, J.R., Neubig, K.M., Whitten, W.M., Mascarenhas, R.B., Mota, M.C.A. & van den Berg, C. 2017. A molecular phylogeny and taxonomic notes in Caamembeca (Polygalaceae). Systematic Botany 42: 54–62. DOI: 10.1600/036364417X694935 PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Caamembeca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 01. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Caamembeca. Published online. Accessed: 27 March 2019. Reference page.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Caamembeca.
Hassler, M. 2019. Caamembeca. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 27. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2019. Caamembeca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 March 2019. Reference page.
Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Caamembeca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 March 2019.
Caamembeca in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 27 March 2019.