Megistostegium nodulosum

Megistostegium nodulosum

Megistostegium nodulosum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Hibisceae
Genus: Megistostegium
Species: Megistostegium nodulosum

Name

Megistostegium nodulosum (Drake) Hochr., 1915

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hibiscus nodulosus Drake in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 9: 38 (1903)
• Heterotypic
  • Macrocalyx tomentosa Costantin & Poisson in Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 147: 637 (1908)
  • Macrocalyx tomentosa var. rubra Poiss. in Rech. Fl. Merid. Madag.: 27 (1912)
  • Megistostegium retusumKoopman, M.M. (2011).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hochreutiner, B.P.G., 1915. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 18:228. 1915

Additional references

• Koopman, M.M. (2011). A synopsis of the Malagasy endemic genus Megistostegium Hochr. (Hibisceae, Malvaceae). Adansonia, III, 33: 101-113.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Megistostegium nodulosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Megistostegium nodulosum. Published online. Accessed: October 10 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Megistostegium nodulosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Megistostegium nodulosum. 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 October 10. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Megistostegium nodulosum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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