Cornutia

Cornutia obovata

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: Premnoideae
Genus: Cornutia
Species: C. australis – C. coerulea – C. jamaicensis – C. obovata – C. odorata – C. pubescens – C. pyramidata – C. thyrsoidea

Name

Cornutia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 628 (1753)

• Type species: Cornutia pyramidata L., Sp. Pl. 2: 628 (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Agnanthus Vaill. ex L., Gen. Pl.: 366 (1737), nom. inval.
  • Hosta Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 60 (1797), nom. rej.
  • Hostana Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 143 (1805), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Central American Pac, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 628. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cornutia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cornutia. 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 May 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cornutia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cornutia. Published online. Accessed: May 26 2022.

Vernacular names

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