Herrania

Herrania balaensis

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: Byttnerioideae
Tribus: Theobromateae
Genus: Herrania
Species: H. albiflora – H. balaensis – H. breviligulata – H. camargoana – H. cuatrecasasiana – H. dugandii – H. kanukuensis – H. kofanorum – H. laciniifolia – H. lemniscata – H. mariae – H. nitida – H. nycterodendron – H. pulcherrima – H. purpurea – H. tomentella – H. umbratica

Name

Herrania Goudot, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 2: 230, t. 5. (1844)

• Type species: Herrania albiflora Goudot, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 2: 230, t. 5 (1844)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Brotobroma H.Karst. & Triana in J.J.Triana, Nuev. Jen. Esp.: 11 (1854 publ. 1855)
  • Lightia M.R.Schomb. in Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1844(2): 71 (1845)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá Introduced into: Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Goudot, J. 1844. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique Series 3, 2: 230, t. 5.

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. 2020. Herrania in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Herrania. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Herrania. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 19 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Herrania. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Dec. 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Monkey Cacao

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