Torralbasia

Torralbasia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae.

[2] It only contains the one known species, Torralbasia cuneifolia (C.Wright ex A.Gray) Krug & Urb.

[1][2] It is native to the Caribbean and is found in the countries of Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

[2] The genus name of Torralbasia is in honour of José Ildefonso Torralbas (1842–1903), Cuban botanist and agronomist; director of the university botanical museum in Havana and professor at the university.

[3] The Latin specific epithet of cuneifolia means wedge-shaped, and is derived from cuneate.