Hancornia speciosa

Hancornia speciosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Willughbeieae
Subtribus: Lacmelleinae
Genus: Hancornia
Species: Hancornia speciosa

Name

Hancornia speciosa Gomes, 1812

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Echites glaucus Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 4: 796 (1819).
  • Hancornia pubescens Nees & Mart., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 11: 86 (1823).
  • Willughbeia pubescens (Nees & Mart.) Mart., Reise Bras. 2: 789 (1828).
  • Hancornia pubescens var. gardneri A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 325 (1844).
  • Hancornia speciosa var. lundii A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 325 (1844).
  • Hancornia speciosa var. maximiliani A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 325 (1844).
  • Hancornia speciosa var. gardneri (A.DC.) Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 25 (1860).
  • Hancornia speciosa var. minor Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 24 (1860).
  • Hancornia speciosa var. pubescens (Nees & Mart.) Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 25 (1860).
  • Hancornia speciosa var. stenophylla Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 25 (1860).
  • Hancornia gardneri (A.DC.) Miers, Apocyn. S. Amer.: 12 (1878).
  • Hancornia pubescens f. glabrata Markgr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 18 (1924).
  • Hancornia speciosa f. glabrata Markgr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 18 (1924).
  • Hancornia speciosa var. cuyabensis Malme, Ark. Bot. 21A(6): 6 (1927).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional:Brazil S-Brazil (Parana), Paraguay (Amambay, Canindeyu, Concepcion, San Pedro), Peru, Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz), N-Brazil (Amapa, Para, Amazonas, Tocantins, Rondonia), NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe), WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goias, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Gomes, B. A. 1812. Memórias de Mathematica e Phisica da Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa 2: 1, pl. 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Hancornia speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Hancornia speciosa. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 1 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Hancornia speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Nov. 2015.

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