Erythroxylum minutifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
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: Malpighiales

Familia: Erythroxylaceae
Genus: Erythroxylum
Species: Erythroxylum minutifolium

Name

Erythroxylum minutifolium Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 41 (1866).

• Type: Cuba occidentale. Lg. C.Wright 2133. Holotype: GOET. Isotypes: LE, MO-251158/A:1894380, NY (2), P, W.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Erythroxylum barahonense O.E.Schulz & Ekman, Ark. Bot. 22A(8): 53 (1929).
  • Erythroxylum echinodendron Ekman ex Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 64 (1925).
  • Erythroxylum minutifolium var. cubense O.E.Schulz in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 7: 511 (1913).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Grisebach, A. 1866. Catalogus plantarum cubensium exhibens collectionem Wrightianam aliasque minores ex insula Cuba missas. IV + 301 pp. G. Engelmann, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Erythroxylum minutifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Erythroxylum minutifolium. Published online. Accessed: 2. Oct. 2025. Reference page.