Chione venosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Cinchonoideae
Genus: Chione
Species: Chione venosa
Varietates: C. v. var. buxifolia – C. v. var. cubensis – C. v. var. mexicana – C. v. var. myrtifolia – C. v. var. venosa

Name

Chione venosa (Sw.) Urb., Symb. Antill. 4(4): 594 (1911)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Jacquinia venosa Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 47 (1788)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Urban, I. (ed.) 1911. Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta Florae Indiae Occidentalis, Vol. IV. Fasc. IV.: pp. 529–771 .Fratres Borntraeger, Lipsiae [Leipzig]; Paul Klincksieck, Parisiis [Paris]; Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 
• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova genera & species plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783–87 digessit Olof Swartz. M. D. X+152 pp., index. M.Swederi, Holmiae [Stockholm] etc. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Chione venosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Chione venosa. Published online. Accessed: 29. Nov. 2025. Reference page.