Chalybea

{{Short description|Genus of plants in the Melastomataceae family}}

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|authority = Naudin

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Chalybea is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae with about 11 accepted species.{{cite web |title=Chalybea Naudin |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:26254-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew}} It is found in parts of South and North America, including Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Nevada in the US,

Species accepted (March 2021) include:

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• Chalybea brevipedunculata {{small|Penneys, C.Ulloa & D.Fernández}}
• Chalybea calyptrata {{small|(Penneys & M.E.Morales) Penneys & M.E.Morales}}
• Chalybea corymbifera {{small|Naudin}}
• Chalybea ecuadorensis {{small|(Wurdack) M.E.Morales & Penneys}}
• Chalybea kirkbridei {{small|(Wurdack) M.E.Morales & Penneys}}
• Chalybea macrocarpa {{small|(L.Uribe) M.E.Morales & Penneys}}
• Chalybea minor {{small|(L.Uribe) M.E.Morales & Penneys}}
• Chalybea mutisiana {{small|(L.Uribe) M.E.Morales & Penneys}}
• Chalybea occidentalis {{small|(Lozano & N.Ruiz-R.) M.E.Morales & Penneys}}
• Chalybea penduliflora {{small|(Wurdack) M.E.Morales & Penneys}}
• Chalybea peruviana {{small|M.E.Morales & Penneys}}

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