Heteropyxis

Heteropyxis canescens

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: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Psiloxyloideae
Tribus: Heteropyxideae
Genus: Heteropyxis
Species: H. canescens – H. dehniae – H. natalensis

Name

Heteropyxis Harv., Thes. Cap. 2: 18 (1863) nom. cons.

• Type species: Heteropyxis natalensis Harv., Thes. Cap. 2: 18 (1863) nom. cons. over Heteropyxis Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 524. 1854; Icon. Pl. Asiat. t. 594. (1854)

Homonyms

• Heteropyxis Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 524. 1854; Icon. Pl. Asiat. t. 594. (1854) ((Hetropyxis) nom. rej. {Malvaceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Harvey, W.H. 1863. Vol. 2. Thesaurus Capensis: or, illustrations of the South African flora. 1-200 pp. Dublin.BHL Reference page.  : 2: 18.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Heteropyxis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Heteropyxis. Published online. Accessed: July 17 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Heteropyxis. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Heteropyxis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 July 2024.

Vernacular names

한국어: 헤테로픽시스속
മലയാളം: ഹെറ്റെറോപൈക്സിസ്
中文: 异裂果属

For more multimedia, look at Heteropyxis on Wikimedia Commons.