Luma (Myrtaceae)

Luma chequen

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: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Subtribus: Luminae
Genus: Luma
Species: L. apiculata – L. chequen

Name

Luma A.Gray, Char. New Gen. Polynesia: 6 (1853).

• Type species: Luma chequen (Molina) A.Gray, Char. New Gen Polynesia: 7 (1853).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Myrceugenella Kausel, Revista Argent. Agron. 9: 42 (1942).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South. Introduced into: Bolivia, California, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Peru . References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A. 1853. Characters of some new genera of plants, mostly from Polynesia, in the collection of the United States Exploring Expedition, under Captain Wilkes. 8 pp. Preprint from Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 48–54. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Luma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Luma. Published online. Accessed: June 24 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Luma. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Luma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 June 2024.

Vernacular names

مصرى: لوما
беларуская: Лума
日本語: ルマ
മലയാളം: ലുമ
русский: Лума
українська: Лума
中文: 龙袍木属

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