Bellucia arborescens

Bellucia arborescens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Henrietteeae
Genus: Bellucia
Species: Bellucia arborescens

Name

Bellucia arborescens (Aubl.) Baill., 1877

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Loreya arborescens (Aubl.) DC. in Prodr. 3: 179 (1828)
  • Melastoma arborescens Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 429 (1775)
  • Oxisma arborescens (Aubl.) Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 94 (1838)
• Heterotypic
  • Loreya acutifolia O.Berg ex Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 142 (1871 publ. 1872)
  • Loreya maguirei Wurdack in Phytologia 18: 160 (1969)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela Regional: Western South America Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baillon, H. 1875–1877. Histoire des plantes. Tome 6: Célastracées, Rhamnacées, Pénaeacées, Thymélaeacées, Ulmacées, Castanéacées, Combrétacées, Rhizophoracées, Myrtacées, Hypéricacées, Clusiacées, Lythrariacées, Onagrariacées, Balanophoracées. 523 pp. Librairie Hachette & C^ie, Paris. BHL Reference page. : 7: 34

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Bellucia arborescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. December 03. Bellucia arborescens. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} December 03.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Bellucia arborescens. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Bellucia arborescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 December 2023.

Vernacular names

For more multimedia, look at Bellucia arborescens on Wikimedia Commons.