Citharexylum sect. Caribe

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
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: Lamiales

Familia: Verbenaceae
Tribus: Citharexyleae
Genus: Citharexylum
Subgenus: Citharexylum subg. Sudamericanum
Sectio: Citharexylum sect. Caribe
Species: C. alainii – C. argutedentatum – C. microphyllum
Possible Species: C. albicaule – C. stenophyllum – C. tristachyum

Name

Citharexylum sect. Caribe L.A.Frost, Amer. J. Bot. 108(10): 1997 (2021)

• Type species: Citharexylum microphyllum O.E.Schulz, Symb. Antill. (Urban). 6(1): 59 (1909)
  

Note: The three "Possible Species" may belong in this section, as they are Caribbean endemics, but have not been sufficiently analysed for a definitive circumscription (Frost et al., 2021).

References

Primary references

• Frost, L.A., O'Leary, N., Lagomarsino, L.P., Tank, D.C. & Olmstead, R.G. 2021. Phylogeny, classification, and character evolution of tribe Citharexyleae (Verbenaceae). American Journal of Botany 108(10): 1982-2001. DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1750 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Citharexylum sect. Caribe. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 5 2025. Reference page.