Herissantia

Herissantia crispa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Malveae
Genus: Herissantia
Species: H. crispa – H. dressleri – H. intermedia – H. nemoralis – H. tiubae

Name

Herissantia Medik., Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Öcon. Ges. 4(1): 244. (1788)

• Type species: Herissantia crispa (L.) Brizicky, J. Arnold Arbor. 49: 279. (1968)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Bastardia sect. Gayoides Endl., Gen. Pl. 986. 1840.
    • Abutilon sect. Gayoides (Endl.) A.Gray, Gen. Amer. Illustr. 2: 167, t. 126. 1849.
    • Gayoides (Endl.) Small, Fl. SE U.S., 764. 1903.
  • Abutilon sect. Gayopsis Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I. 1: 79. 1859.
  • Bogenhardia Rchb., Repert. Herb. 1:, 200. 1841.
  • Pseudobastardia Hassl., Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, sér. II., 1: 209. 1909.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Introduced into: Hainan, Hawaii, India, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Medikus, F.K. 1786. Theodora Speciosa: Ein Neues Pflanzen Geschlecht. 116 pp., Hof- und Akademische Buchhandlung, Mannheim. Reference page. : 244.

Additional references

• Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2010 Dec 18 [1].
• Takeuchi, C., Kano, C.H., Tate, J.A. & Esteves, G.L. 2018. Molecular phylogenetics and character evolution of Gaya and related genera (Malvoideae, Malvaceae). Systematic Botany 43(3): 676-688. DOI: 10.1600/036364418X697391 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Herissantia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan, 3. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Herissantia. 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 Jan. 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Herissantia. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 3 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Herissantia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Jan. 2020.

Vernacular names

English: bladder mallows
മലയാളം: ഹെറിസാന്റിയ
中文: 脬果苘属, 泡果苘属

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