Amasonia

Amasonia campestris

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: Amasonia

Species

A. angustifolia – A. arborea – A. calycina – A. campestris – A. hirta – A. lasiocaulos – A. obovata

Name

Amasonia L.f., Suppl. Pl. 48, 294 (1782), nom. cons.

• Type species: Amasonia campestris (Aubl.) Moldenke, Torreya 34: 8 (1934)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Taligalea Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 625, t. 252 (1775), nom. rej.
  • Diphystema Neck., Elem. Bot. 1: 382 (1790), opus utique oppr.

Note:

Not to be confused with Amsonia (Apocynaceae).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North. Regional: Southern South America Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. (filius) 1782 ["1781"]. Supplementum Plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editionis sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. [XVI]+468 pp. Impensis Orphanotrophei, Brunsvigae [Braunschweig]. BHL Reference page. : 48, 294.

Additional references

• Cantino, P. D. & al. (1992). Genera of Labiatae: status and classification. In: Harley, R. M. & T.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Amasonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Amasonia. 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 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Amasonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Amasonia. Published online. Accessed: Mar 15 2022.

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