Lafoensia acuminata

Lafoensia acuminata

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: Lythraceae
Genus: Lafoensia
Species: Lafoensia acuminata

Name

Heimia acuminata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC., 1826

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Calyplectus acuminatus Ruiz & Pav. in Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil.: 129 (1798)
• Heterotypic
  • Calyplectus dependens Ruiz ex Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 155 (1882)
  • Calyplectus speciosus Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 183 (1824)
  • Lafoensia speciosa (Kunth) DC. in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 3(2): 73 (1826)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P., 1826. Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 3(2): 73

Additional references

• Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck, S.G. (eds.) 2013. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): 1–1741. ISBN 978-1-930723-71-9 (issue 1), ISBN 978-1-930723-83-2 (issue 2). Online version at Tropicos. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lafoensia acuminata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lafoensia acuminata. Published online. Accessed: August 20 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Lafoensia acuminata. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Lafoensia acuminata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 August 2023.

Vernacular names

español: Guayacán de Manizales, arrayán de Manizales

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