Jamaicanthus laurifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Jamaica. It is the sole species in genus Jamaicanthus.[1]

Jamaicanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Rondeletieae
Genus: Jamaicanthus
Borhidi (2018)
Species:
J. laurifolius
Binomial name
Jamaicanthus laurifolius
(Sw.) Borhidi (2018)
Synonyms[1]

Rondeletia laurifolia Sw. (1797)

It was first named Rondeletia laurifolia by Olof Swartz in 1797. In 2018 Attila Borhidi renamed the species Jamaicanthus laurifolius, placing it in its own genus.[1]

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