Votomita

Votomita guianensis

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: Olisbeoideae
Genus: Votomita
Species: V. cupuliformis – V. guianensis – V. monadelpha – V. monantha – V. orbinaxia – V. orinocensis – V. plerocarpa – V. pubescens – V. roraaimensis – V. ventuarensis

Name

Votomita Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 90, t. 35 (1775).

• Type species: Votomita guianensis Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 90, t. 35 (1775).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Coryphadenia Morley, Amer. J. Bot. 40: 248 (1953).
  • Glossoma Schreb., Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a]. 2: 792 (1791).
  • Guilleminia Neck., Elem. Bot. 2: 132 (1790), nom. inval.
  • Meliandra Ducke, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 156 (1925).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Fusée Aublet, J.B.C. 1775. Histoire des plantes de la Guiane françoise, rangées suivant la méthode sexuelle, avec plusieurs mémoires sur différens objets intéressans, relatifs à la culture & au commerce de la Guiane françoise, & une notice des plantes de l' Isle-de-France. Tome 1. Pp. I–XXIX, 30–32, 1–621. Pierre-François Didot jeune, Londres [London], Paris. BHL. Reference page. :

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Votomita in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 8. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Votomita. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Votomita. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jan 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Votomita. Accessed: 8 Jan 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Votomita. Accessed: 2024 Jan 8.

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