Coursetia caribaea

Coursetia caribaea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Robinieae
Genus: Coursetia
Species: Coursetia caribaea
Varieties: C. c. var. chiapensis – C. c. var. ochroleuca – C. c. var. sericea – C. c. var. tomentosa – C. c. var. trifoliolata

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coursetia caribaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 29. Reference page.

Name

Coursetia caribaea (Jacq.) Lavin, 1987

Synonyms

• Benthamantha caribaea (Jacq.) Kuntze
• Brittonamra caribaea (Jacq.) Kuntze
• Galega caribaea Jacq.
• Tephrosia caribaea (Jacq.) DC.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• Lavin, M. in C. H. Stirton, 1987. Advances in Legume Systematics. Part 3: 3.

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coursetia caribaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Coursetia caribaea. Published online. Accessed: May 29 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Coursetia caribaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Coursetia caribaea. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Coursetia caribaea. Accessed: 29 May 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Coursetia caribaea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: Anil falso, Altamisa cimarrona, Gallito cimarron

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