Heterotis (Melastomataceae)

Heterotis rotundifolia

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: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Melastomateae
Genus: Heterotis
Species: H. buettneriana – H. cogniauxiana – H. decumbens – H. fruticosa – H. prostrata – H. rotundifolia

Name

Heterotis Benth., Niger Fl. [W. J. Hooker]. 347. (1849)

• Type species: Heterotis prostrata Benth., Niger Fl. [W. J. Hooker]. 349. (1849)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lepidanthemum Klotzsch in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 64 (1861)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa ^* Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Caroline Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Mauritius, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. 1849. Niger Flora 347.

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Heterotis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Heterotis. 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 May 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Heterotis. Published online. Accessed: May 18 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Heterotis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 May 2021.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Afrikanischer Knochenzüngler
English: African arowana

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