Aegiphila martinicensis

Aegiphila martinicensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Ajugoideae
Tribus: Clerodendreae
Genus: Aegiphila
Species: Aegiphila martinicensis

Name

Aegiphila martinicensis Jacq., 1767

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Aegiphila dumosa Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 67 (1796).
  • Aegiphila diffusa Andrews, Bot. Repos. 9: 578 (1809).
  • Aegiphila glabra Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 1: 150 (1810).
  • Aegiphila macrophylla Desf. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 16 (1821), not validly publ.
  • Aegiphila straminea Hoffmanns., Verz. Pfl.-Kult., Nachtr. 3: 18 (1828).
  • Aegiphila magnifolia Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 29 (1840), not validly publ.
  • Aegiphila grandifolia Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 4: 121 (1845).
  • Aegiphila oligoneura Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 40 (1919).
  • Aegiphila barbadensis Moldenke, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 33: 113 (1933).
  • Aegiphila martinicensis var. oligoneura (Urb.) Moldenke, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 33: 132 (1933).
  • Aegiphila variabilis Moldenke, Brittonia 1: 377 (1934), not validly publ.
  • Aegiphila minima W.Wright ex Moldenke, Phytologia 1: 235 (1937), not validly publ.
  • Aegiphila martinicensis f. barbadensis (Moldenke) Moldenke, Phytologia 25: 368 (1973).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá Regional: Central America Brazil North Regional: Northern Sourt America Colombia, Vezuenela Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico,, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N.J. 1767. Observationum Botanicarum iconibus ab auctore delineatis illustratarum. Pars II. [i-vii], [1]-32 p., [25] h. de grab. calc. [T. 26-50]. Vindobona. BHL Reference page. : 2: 3

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aegiphila martinicensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Aegiphila martinicensis. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aegiphila martinicensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aegiphila martinicensis. Published online. Accessed: Mar 14 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Caribbean spiritweed

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