Blepharidium [SEP] parent taxon
Blepharidium
Blepharidium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Blepharidium guatemalense, which is native to Guatemala, Honduras and southern Mexico (Chiapas, Campeche, Tabasco). Older works might mention two species (viz. "B. guatemalense" and "B. mexicanum").
Systematics.
"Blepharidium" was named by Paul Standley in 1918. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words "blepharitis" or "blepharidos", meaning "on
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