Argania (Sapotaceae)

Argania spinosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Sapotaceae
Subfamilia: Sapotoideae
Genus: Argania
Species (1): A. spinosa

Name

Argania Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 4: xlvi, 502 (1819), nom. cons.

• Type species: Argania sideroxylon Roem. & Schult., nom. illeg. superfl. (= Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels = Sideroxylon spinosum L.)

Considered as synonym of Sideroxylon by Stride et al. (2014), followed by Govaerts 2024 and Hassler 2024

References

Primary references

• Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1819. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 4. VI + LX + 888 pp. Sumtibus J.G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Stride, G., Nylinder, S. & Swenson, U. 2014. Revisiting the biogeography of Sideroxylon (Sapotaceae) and an evaluation of the taxonomic status of Argania and Spiniluma. Australian Systematic Botany 27(2): 104–118. DOI: 10.1071/SB14010 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Argania in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Argania. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Argania. Published online. Accessed: 11. Nov. 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Argania. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Nov. 2024.

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