Foetidia mauritiana

Foetidia mauritiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Foetidioideae
Genus: Foetidia
Species: Foetidia mauritiana

Name

Foetidia mauritiana Lam., Encycl. 2: 457. (1788)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Foetidia borbonica J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 793 (1791).
  • Foetidia mauritiana var. elongata R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219a: 63 (1939).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Mascareñas Mauritius, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. 1786–1788. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 2. 774 pp. Panckoucke, Paris; Plomteux, Liége. BHL Reference page. : 457

Additional references

• Prance, G.T. 2008. A revision of Foetidia (Lecythidaceae subfamily Foetidioideae), Brittonia 60(4): 336-348. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-008-9045-9 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Foetidia mauritiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Dec. 4. Reference page. 
• Prance, G.T. 2008. A revision of Foetidia (Lecythidaceae subfamily Foetidioideae), Brittonia 60(4): 336-348. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-008-9045-9 Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Foetidia mauritiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Dec. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Foetidia mauritiana. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 4 2014.

Vernacular names

français: Bois puant

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