Luehea speciosa

Luehea speciosa

Luehea speciosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Grewioideae
Tribus: Grewieae
Genus: Luehea
Species: Luehea speciosa

Name

Luehea speciosa Willd., 1801

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Aubletia ulmifolia (Kunth) F.Dietr. in Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 1: 457 (1825)
  • Apeiba ulmifolia Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 347 (1823)
  • Brotera maritima Vell. in Fl. Flumin. 7: 323, t. 163 (1829)
  • Luehea alternifolia (Mill.) Mabb. in Gard. Bull. Singapore 54: 254 (2002)
  • Luehea densiflora A.St.-Hil. in Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 294 (1828)
  • Luehea ferruginea Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 224 (1858)
  • Luehea laxiflora A.St.-Hil. in Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 293 (1828)
  • Luehea platypetala A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc.: 212 (1841)
  • Luehea rufescens Benth. in Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 72 (1844), nom. illeg.
  • Luehea speciosa var. laxiflora K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 156 (1886)
  • Luehea tarapotina J.F.Macbr. in Candollea 5: 382 (1934)
  • Cedrela alternifolia (Mill.) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 170 (1821)
  • Swietenia alternifolia (Mill.) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 653 (1841)
  • Cedrus alternifolia Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 3 (1768), nom. rej.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica , El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazila Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: caribbeanSouthern South America Cuba Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1801. Drei neue Pflanzen-Gattungen. Neue Schriften, Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 3: 403–412. Google Books Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Luehea speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Luehea speciosa. Published online. Accessed: September 25 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Luehea speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 September 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Luehea speciosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 25. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Luehea speciosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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