Adelia (Euphorbiaceae)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Adelieae
Genus: Adelia
Species: A. barbinervis – A. brandegeei – A. cinerea – A. membranifolia – A. oaxacana – A. obovata – A. panamensis – A. ricinella – A. triloba – A. vaseyi

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Adelia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 06. Reference page.

Name

Adelia L., 1759, nom. cons.

• Type species: Adelia ricinella L.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ricinella Müll.-Arg., Linnaea 34: 153. 1865.

Homonyms

• Adelia P.Br. (1756), nom. rej. = Forestiera Poir.

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1285, 1298.

Additional references

• De-Nova, J.A., Sosa, V. & Steinmann, V.W. 2007. A Synopsis of Adelia (Euphorbiaceae s.s.). Systematic Botany 32(3): 583–595.

Links

• Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996-. Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2010 Dec 27 [1].
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Adelia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Adelia. Published online. Accessed: Jun 06 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Adelia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Adelia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Wild Lime

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