Rochefortia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae.

Rochefortia
Rochefortia spinosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Ehretioideae
Genus: Rochefortia
Sw. (1788)
Type species
Rochefortia cuneata
Sw.
Synonyms[1]

Diplostylis H.Karst. & Triana (1854 publ. 1855)

Its species are native to Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela in South America.[1]

Species

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11 species are accepted, and one is unplaced.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rochefortia Sw.. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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