Moquilea tomentosa

Moquilea tomentosa

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: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Moquilea
Species: Moquilea tomentosa

Name

Moquilea tomentosa Benth., J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 215 (1840).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Licania tomentosa (Benth.) Fritsch, Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 4: 52 (1889).
• Heterotypic
  • Pleragina odorata Arruda, Trav. Brazil: 499 (1816), nom. subnud.
  • Moquilea tomentosa var. angustifolia Hook.f. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(2): 21 (1867).
  • Moquilea tomentosa var. latifolia Hook.f. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(2): 21 (1867).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil NE-Brazil (Piaui, Ceara, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Bahia), WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Distrito Federal), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G., 1840. The Journal of Botany 2: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Moquilea tomentosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Moquilea tomentosa. Published online. Accessed: October 10 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Moquilea tomentosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 October 2019.

Vernacular names

português: oiti, goiti, oitizeiro, oiti-da-praia

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