Lunania Hook.

Lunania parviflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Salicaceae
Tribus: Samydeae
Genus: Lunania
Species: L. cubensis – L. dentata – L. divaricata – L. dodecandra – L. ekmanii – L. elongata – L. mauritii – L. mexicana – L. parviflora – L. polydactyla – L. racemosa – L. sauvallei – L. scopulorum – L. subcoriacea – L. tenuifolia

Name

Lunania Hook., London J. Bot. 3: 317. (1844), nom. cons.

• Type species: Lunania racemosa Hook., London J. Bot. 3: 317. (1844)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Symbryon Griseb. in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 64. (1866)

Homonyms

• Lunania Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 106. (1830), unavailable name = vide Heteranthera Ruiz & Pav. (Pontederiaceae)

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. 1844. On a new genus of Flacourtianeae, recently detected by Mr. Purdie in Jamaica. The London Journal of Botany 3: 316–318. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lunania in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar. 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Lunania. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Lunania. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 7 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Lunania. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Aug. 2018.

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