Eschweilera is a genus of woody plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1828. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and Trinidad.
A phylogenetic study published in 2024 by Vargas et al. concluded that Eschweilera was polyphyletic. The authors proposed leaving the core Parvifolia clade in Eschweilera, and placing the Tetrapetala section of Lecythis in the new genus Imbiriba, the Integrifolia clade in the new genus Scottmoria, and Eschweilera amazoniciformis, an isolated sister lineage to Corythophora and Imbiriba, in the new monotypic genus Waimiria.
Species
71 species are accepted.
Eschweilera alata A.C.Sm. - Venezuela, Guyana
Eschweilera albiflora (DC.) Miers - Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
Eschweilera amazonica R.Knuth - Brazil
Eschweilera apiculata (Miers) A.C.Sm. - Brazil, French Guiana
Eschweilera atropetiolata S.A.Mori - Brazil
Eschweilera baguensis S.A.Mori - Ecuador, Peru
Eschweilera beebei Pittier ex S.A.Mori - Aragua
Eschweilera biflava S.A.Mori - Costa Rica
Eschweilera bogotensis R.Knuth - Colombia
Eschweilera boltenii S.A.Mori - Suriname
Eschweilera bracteosa (Poepp. ex O.Berg) Miers - Venezuela, Brazil, Peru
Eschweilera cabrerana Philipson - Colombia
Eschweilera carinata S.A.Mori - Brazil
Eschweilera chartaceifolia S.A.Mori - Brazil, Peru
Eschweilera collina Eyma - Venezuela, Brazil, the Guianas
Eschweilera coriacea (DC.) S.A.Mori - Honduras to Bolivia
Eschweilera correae J.E.Bat. & S.A.Mori – Costa Rica, Panama
Eschweilera costaricensis S.A.Mori - Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Eschweilera cyathiformis S.A.Mori - Brazil
Eschweilera decolorans Sandwith - Trinidad, South America
Eschweilera donosoensis J.E.Bat. & S.A.Mori – Panama
Eschweilera eperuetorum Sandwith - Guyana
Eschweilera fanshawei Sandwith - Guyana
Eschweilera foetulenta S.A.Mori & J.E.Bat. – Panama
Eschweilera gigantea (R.Knuth) J.F.Macbr. – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Eschweilera grandiflora (Aubl.)...
