title: Theophrasta
text: # Theophrasta
  
  Theophrasta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae, native to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Named in honor of the naturalist Theophrastus, they are occasionally kept as ornamentals in greenhouses.
  
  ## Species
  
  Currently accepted species include:
  
  * Theophrasta americana L.
  * Theophrasta jussieui Lindl.
  