Lafoensia punicifolia

Lafoensia punicifolia

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 punicifolia

Name

Lafoensia punicifolia DC., 1826

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Calyplectus punicifolius Bertero ex Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 154 (1882)
  • Lafoensia mexicana DC. in Prodr. 3: 94 (1828)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panamá Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest 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):86. 1826

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lafoensia punicifolia 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 punicifolia. Published online. Accessed: August 20 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Lafoensia punicifolia. 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 punicifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 August 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lafoensia punicifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

español: Arrayán

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