List of Ternstroemia species

Ternstroemia is a widespread genus of plants distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.[1]

Extant species

The following 161 species of Ternstroemia are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of June 2026:[1]

A–C

  • Ternstroemia acajetensis Cast.-Campos & Pal.-Wass.
  • Ternstroemia acrodantha Kobuski & Steyerm.
  • Ternstroemia acuminata Jack
  • Ternstroemia africana Melch.
  • Ternstroemia alnifolia Wawra
  • Ternstroemia amistadensis Q.Jiménez & D.Santam.
  • Ternstroemia aracae B.M.Boom
  • Ternstroemia asymmetrica Rusby
  • Ternstroemia atlantica J.R.Grande
  • Ternstroemia bahiensis J.A.Vieira & D.Samp.
  • Ternstroemia baracoensis O.C.Schmidt
  • Ternstroemia barkeri Ekman & O.C.Schmidt
  • Ternstroemia beccarii Stapf ex Ridl.
  • Ternstroemia biangulipes H.T.Chang
  • Ternstroemia borbensis Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia brachypoda (Wawra) Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia brasiliensis Cambess.
  • Ternstroemia britteniana F.Muell.
  • Ternstroemia browniana Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia bullata Proctor
  • Ternstroemia buxifolia Ekman & O.C.Schmidt
  • Ternstroemia cachalu Fonseca-Cortés & J.R.Grande
  • Ternstroemia calycina Fawc. & Rendle
  • Ternstroemia camelliifolia Linden & Planch.
  • Ternstroemia cameroonensis Cheek
  • Ternstroemia campinicola B.M.Boom
  • Ternstroemia candolleana Wawra
  • Ternstroemia caput-medusae J.R.Grande
  • Ternstroemia carnosa Cambess.
  • Ternstroemia cernua Griseb.
  • Ternstroemia chapaensis Gagnep.
  • Ternstroemia cherryi (F.M.Bailey) Merr. ex J.F.Bailey & C.T White
  • Ternstroemia circumscissilis Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia citrina Ridl.
  • Ternstroemia cleistogama Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia clusiifolia Kunth
  • Ternstroemia compacta (J.F.Macbr.) Molinari
  • Ternstroemia congestiflora Triana & Planch.
  • Ternstroemia coniocarpa L.K.Ling
  • Ternstroemia coriacea Scheff.
  • Ternstroemia crassifolia Benth.
  • Ternstroemia cuneifolia Gardner

D–J

  • Ternstroemia dehiscens Huber
  • Ternstroemia delicatula Choisy
  • Ternstroemia dentata (Aubl.) Sw.
  • Ternstroemia dentisepala B.M.Barthol.
  • Ternstroemia discoidea Gleason
  • Ternstroemia discolor Hung T.Chang & S.H.Shi
  • Ternstroemia distyla Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia duidae Gleason
  • Ternstroemia dura Gleason
  • Ternstroemia ekmanii O.C.Schmidt
  • Ternstroemia elliptica Sw.
  • Ternstroemia elongata (Korth.) Koord.
  • Ternstroemia emarginata (Gardner) Choisy
  • Ternstroemia evenia (King) A.C.Sm.
  • Ternstroemia fandango Fonseca-Cortés & J.R.Grande
  • Ternstroemia flavescens Griseb.
  • Ternstroemia foetida Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia fragrans (Champ.) Choisy
  • Ternstroemia gitingensis Elmer
  • Ternstroemia glandulosa Alain
  • Ternstroemia gleasoniana Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia globiflora Ruiz & Pav.
  • Ternstroemia glomerata Proctor
  • Ternstroemia gracilifolia O.C.Schmidt
  • Ternstroemia grandiosa Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia granulata Krug & Urb.
  • Ternstroemia guanchezii B.M.Boom
  • Ternstroemia guerrerensis Alc.-Ayala, Luna-Vega, Mar.-Ceceña & Alvarado-Sizzo
  • Ternstroemia guineensis Cheek
  • Ternstroemia gymnanthera (Wight & Arn.) Bedd.
  • Ternstroemia hainanensis H.T.Chang
  • Ternstroemia hartii Krug & Urb.
  • Ternstroemia heptasepala Krug & Urb.
  • Ternstroemia hosei Ridl.
  • Ternstroemia houtsoortiana Pierre
  • Ternstroemia howardiana Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia huasteca B.M.Barthol.
  • Ternstroemia huberi J.R.Grande
  • Ternstroemia insignis Y.C.Wu
  • Ternstroemia jelskii (Szyszył.) Melch.

K–O

  • Ternstroemia killipiana Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia kjellbergii Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia klugiana Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia krukoffiana Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia kwangtungensis Merr.
  • Ternstroemia laevigata Wawra
  • Ternstroemia landae Standl. & L.O.Williams
  • Ternstroemia ledermannii (Lauterb.) Hatus.
  • Ternstroemia lehmannii (Hieron.) Urb.
  • Ternstroemia liesneriana D.Santam. & Lagom.
  • Ternstroemia lineata DC.
  • Ternstroemia lowii Stapf
  • Ternstroemia luquillensis Krug & Urb.
  • Ternstroemia luteoflora L.K.Ling
  • Ternstroemia maclellandiana Ridl.
  • Ternstroemia macrocarpa Triana & Planch.
  • Ternstroemia magnifica Stapf ex Ridl.
  • Ternstroemia maguirei B.M.Boom
  • Ternstroemia maltbya Rose
  • Ternstroemia megaloptycha Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia meiocarpa Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia meridionalis Mutis ex L.f.
  • Ternstroemia merrilliana Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia microcalyx Krug & Urb.
  • Ternstroemia microphylla Merr.
  • Ternstroemia moaensis Borhidi & O.Muñiz
  • Ternstroemia monostigma W.R.Barker
  • Ternstroemia montana Ridl.
  • Ternstroemia multiovulata Gómez-Laur., Q.Jiménez & N.Zamora
  • Ternstroemia mutisiana Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia nabirensis Sa.Kurata
  • Ternstroemia nashii Urb.
  • Ternstroemia nitida Merr.
  • Ternstroemia oleifolia Wawra
  • Ternstroemia oligostemon Krug & Urb.
  • Ternstroemia ombrophicola J.A.Vieira & D.Samp.
  • Ternstroemia ostracophylla J.R.Grande

P–Z

  • Ternstroemia pachytrocha Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia pacifica Fonseca-Cortés & J.R.Grande
  • Ternstroemia palembangensis Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia parviflora Krug & Urb.
  • Ternstroemia patens (Korth.) Choisy
  • Ternstroemia peduncularis DC.
  • Ternstroemia penangiana Choisy
  • Ternstroemia penduliflora Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia philippinensis Merr.
  • Ternstroemia polyandra Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia polypetala Melch.
  • Ternstroemia prancei B.M.Boom
  • Ternstroemia pubescens Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia punctata (Aubl.) Sw.
  • Ternstroemia pungens Gleason
  • Ternstroemia quinquepartita Ruiz & Pav.
  • Ternstroemia religiosa Fonseca-Cortés & J.R.Grande
  • Ternstroemia robinsonii Merr.
  • Ternstroemia rostrata Krug & Urb.
  • Ternstroemia rupestris J.A.Vieira & D.Samp.
  • Ternstroemia schomburgkiana Benth.
  • Ternstroemia scortechinii King
  • Ternstroemia selleana Ekman & O.C.Schmidt
  • Ternstroemia serrata Jack
  • Ternstroemia serratifolia J.A.Vieira & D.Samp.
  • Ternstroemia sichuanensis L.K.Ling
  • Ternstroemia simaoensis L.K.Ling
  • Ternstroemia stahlii Krug & Urb.
  • Ternstroemia steyermarkii Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia subcaudata Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia subserrata (Rusby) Melch.
  • Ternstroemia subsessilis (Britton) Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia sylvatica Schltdl. & Cham.
  • Ternstroemia tepezapote Schltdl. & Cham.
  • Ternstroemia toquian Fern.-Vill.
  • Ternstroemia unilocularis Kobuski & Steyerm.
  • Ternstroemia urdanetensis (Elmer) Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia urophora Kobuski
  • Ternstroemia verticillata Klotzsch ex Wawra
  • Ternstroemia wallichiana (Griff.) Engl.
  • Ternstroemia washikiatii Cornejo & C.Ulloa
  • Ternstroemia yunnanensis L.K.Ling

Formerly placed here

Fossil species

In addition to the living species, approximately 16 fossil species have been ascribed to Ternstroemia according to the International Fossil Plant Names Index as of June 2026:[6]

  • †Ternstroemia bartonensis (M.Chandler) Mai
  • †Ternstroemia bilinica Ettingsh.
  • †Ternstroemia boveyana (M.Chandler) Mai
  • †Ternstroemia chandlerae Holý
  • †Ternstroemia dorofeevii Geissert, H.-J.Gregor & Mai
  • †Ternstroemia maekawae Matsuo
  • †Ternstroemia mocanerifolia Kolak.
  • †Ternstroemia neglecta Mai
  • †Ternstroemia praemocanerifolia Givul., Iust.Petrescu & O.Barbu
  • †Ternstroemia radialocarinata Mai
  • †Ternstroemia radobojana Ettingsh.
  • †Ternstroemia reniformis (M.Chandler) Mai
  • †Ternstroemia rugata (E.Reid & M.Chandler) Holý
  • †Ternstroemia sequoioides (Engelh.) Bůžek & Holý
  • †Ternstroemia setoi Huzioka & Takahasi

Formerly placed here

  • †Ternstroemia abchasica Kolak. = †Camellia abchasica (Kolak.) Kolak.[7]
  • †Ternstroemia crassipes Velen. = †Pseudoternstroemiophyllum crassipes (Velen.) Doweld[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ternstroemia Mutis ex L.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Cleyera albopunctata (Planch. ex Griseb.) Krug & Urb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Saurauia pentapetala (Jack) Hoogland". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Symplococarpon purpusii (Brandegee) Kobuski". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Saurauia rubiginosa (Jack) Merr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ternstroemia L.f." International Fossil Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Camellia abchasica (Kolak.) Kolak". International Fossil Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Pseudoternstroemiophyllum crassipes (Velen.) Doweld". International Fossil Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
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