Caperonia palustris

Caperonia palustris

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: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Chrozophoreae
Subtribus: Ditaxinae
Genus: Caperonia
Species: Caperonia palustris

Name

Caperonia palustris (L.) A.St.-Hil., 1825

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Croton palustris L., Sp. Pl.: 1004 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Meterana palustris (L.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 66 (1838).
  • Argythamnia palustris (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 593 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Croton castaneifolius Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 70 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Lepidococca sieberi Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(I): 589 (1848).
  • Androphoranthus glandulosus H.Karst., Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 2: 6 (1859).
  • Caperonia liebmanniana Didr. ex Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, VI: 33 (1912), pro syn.
  • Caperonia pubescens S.F.Blake, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 12 (1922).
  • Caperonia palustris var. linearifolia Standl. & L.O.Williams, Ceiba 1: 148 (1950).
  • Caperonia palustris var. linearis Standl. & L.O.Williams, Ceiba 1: 148 (1950).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Leeward Is.; Louisiana; Nicaragua; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Saint-Hilaire, A. de. 1824–1826. Histoire des plantes les plus remarquables du Brésil et du Paraguay, vol. 1. LXVII+355 pp., 30 tt. A. Belin, Paris. Internet Archive Mertz Digital collections Gallica (only part) Reference page. : 245.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Caperonia palustris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Caperonia palustris. Published online. Accessed: Jun 08 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Caperonia palustris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Caperonia palustris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Caperonia palustris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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