Carolus (Malpighiaceae)

Carolus sinemariensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Carolus
Species: C. anderssonii – C. chasei – C. chlorocarpus – C. dukei – C. renidens – C. sinemariensis

Name

Carolus W.R.Anderson, Novon 16(2): 186. (2006)

• Type genus: Carolus chlorocarpus (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson, Novon 16(2): 188. (2006)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Tropical America Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Anderson, W.R. 2006. Eight segregates from the neotropical genus Mascagnia (Malpighiaceae). Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 16(2): 168–204. DOI: 10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[168:ESFTNG]2.0.CO;2 PDF, BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Carolus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carolus. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 19 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carolus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug. 2020.

Vernacular names

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