Heimia

Heimia salicifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lythraceae
Genus: Heimia
Species: H. apetala – H. montana – H. myrtifolia – H. salicifolia

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Heimia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 21. Reference page.

Name

Heimia Link, 1822

• Type species: Heimia salicifolia Link

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ginoria Moc. & Sessé ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 89 (1828), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Jamaica Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Regional: Southern Central USA Texas Introduced into: Azores, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mauritius, Queensland, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Link, J.H.F. 1822. Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Berolinensis Altera. Pars 2. 478 pp., G. Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page. : 2: 3

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Heimia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Heimia. Published online. Accessed: August 20 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Heimia. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Heimia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 August 2023.

Vernacular names

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