Plocosperma buxifolium

Plocosperma buxifolium

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Plocospermataceae
Genus: Plocosperma
Species: Plocosperma buxifolium

Name

Plocosperma buxifolium Benth., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 12: t. 1195 (1876)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lithophytum violaceum Brandegee in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 4: 188 (1911)
  • Plocosperma anomalum S.F.Blake in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 17 (1922)
  • Plocosperma macrophyllum Baill. ex Soler. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 50 (1895)
  • Plocosperma microphyllum Baill. ex Soler. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 50 (1895)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Hooker's Icones Plantarum; or Figures, with brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks of New or Rare Plants 12: t. 1195. 1876
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Plocosperma buxifolium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

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