Guazuma

Guazuma ulmifolia

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: Byttnerioideae
Tribus: Theobromateae
Genus: Guazuma
Species: G. crinita – G. invira – G. longipedicellata – G. ulmifolia

Name

Guazuma Miller, P., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 68. (1754)

• Type species: Guazuma ulmifolia Lam., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 3(1): 52. (1789)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Bubroma Schreb. in Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a]. 2: 513 (1791)
  • Diuroglossum Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(II): 157 (1852)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical America Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Introduced into: India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miller, P. 1754. The Gardeners Dictionary. Abridged. Ed. 4, Vol. 1–3 (unpaged). John & James Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.79061 Reference page. : 2: [68].

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. 2020. Guazuma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Guazuma. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Guazuma. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 19 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Guazuma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 DEc. 2020.

Vernacular names

مصرى: جوازوما
中文: 瘤果麻属

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