Hewittia

Hewittia malabarica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Merremieae
Genus: Hewittia
Species: H. malabarica

Name

Hewittia Wight & Arn., Madras J. Lit. Sci. 5: 17, 22. (1837) nom. cons. prop.

• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Shutereia Choisy Convolv. Orient. 103 (1834) nom. rej.
    • Type species: Shutereia bicolor Choisy (1834)
  • Kethosia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 78 (1838)
  • Sanilum Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 70 (1838)
  • Palmia Endl., Gen. Pl.: 653 (1839), nom. superfl.
  • Eremosperma Chiov., Atti Ist. Bot. Univ. Pavia, ser. 4, 7: 143 (1936)

References

Primary references

• Wight, R. & Arnott, G.A.W. 1837. Madras Journal of Literature and Science 5: 17, 22.

Additional references

• Simões, A.R. & Staples, G.W. 2017. Dissolution of Convolvulaceae tribe Merremieae and a new classification of the constituent genera. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 183(4): 561-586. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/box007 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Hewittia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Hewittia. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Hewittia. Published online. Accessed: November 18 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Hewittia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2019.