Gyrocarpus americanus

Gyrocarpus americanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Hernandiaceae
Genus: Gyrocarpus
Species: Gyrocarpus americanus
Subspecies: G. a. subsp. americanus – G. a. subsp. africanus – G. a. subsp. pachyphyllus – G. a. subsp. pinatilobus – G. a. subsp. sphenopterus

Name

Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq., 1763

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropics Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil Northeast, Caprivi Strip, Christmas I., Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Eritrea, Fiji, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, India, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Panamá, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe Extinct in: Cocos (Keeling) Is. Introduced into:** Chagos Archipelago, Tonga References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N.J. 1763. Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia, in qua ad Linnaeanum systema determinatae descriptaeque sistuntur plantae illae, quas in insulis Martinica, Jamaica, Domingo, aliisque, et in vicinae continentis parte, observavit rariores; adjectis iconibus in solo natali delineatis. XII + 284 pp., index, 184 tt. Ex officina Krausiana, Vindobonae [Vienna]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 282

Additional references

• Banks, R.C. (ed.) (1982). Wildlife and wildlife habitat of American Samoa 2: 1-151. U.S. Fisch and Wildlife services, Washington.
• Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Gyrocarpus americanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Gyrocarpus americanus. Published online. Accessed: Oct 12 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Gyrocarpus americanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Gyrocarpus americanus. 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 Oct 12. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gyrocarpus americanus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Helikopterboom
മലയാളം: തണുക്ക്
தமிழ்: தனுக்குமரம்

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