Beilschmiedia pendula

Beilschmiedia pendula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cryptocaryeae
Genus: Beilschmiedia
Species: Beilschmiedia pendula

Name

Beilschmiedia pendula (Sw.) Hemsl., 1882

Synonyms

• Beilschmiedia brenesii C.K.Allen
• Beilschmiedia thomaea (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
• Cryptocarya kostermansiana C.K.Allen
• Hufelandia pendula (Sw.) Nees
• Hufelandia thomaea Nees
• Laurus pendula Sw.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Caribbean Cuba; Hispaniola; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (St. Thomas); Antigua; Dominica; Guadeloupe; Marie-Galante; Martinique; Montserrat; St. Kitts; St. Lucia; St. Vincent Regional:Central America Costa Rica; Panama; Honduras; Nicaragua References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Hemsley, W.B., 1882. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 70

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. Beilschmiedia pendula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Beilschmiedia pendula. 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 June 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Beilschmiedia pendula. Published online. Accessed: June 27 2022.

Vernacular names

English: slugwood
español: Aguacate cimarrón, Cedro macho, Guajón, Palo colorado

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