Pachira insignis

Pachira insignis

Pachira insignis

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: Bombacoideae
Tribus: Bombaceae
Genus: Pachira
Species: Pachira insignis

Name

Pachira insignis (Sw.) Savigny, 1798

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bombax insigne (Sw.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6): 62 (1895), nom. illeg.
  • Carolinea insignis Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 101 (1788)
• Heterotypic
  • Bombax affine (Mart.) Ducke in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 5: 162 (1930)
  • Bombax spectabile Ulbr. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 544 (1913)
  • Bombax spruceanum Ducke in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 126 (1925)
  • Carolinea affinis Mart. in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 1: 85 (1826)
  • Pachira affinis (Mart.) Decne. in Ann. Gén. Hort. 23: 52 (1880)
  • Pachira loddigesii Decne. in Ann. Gén. Hort. 23: 51 (1880)
  • Pachira spruceana Decne. in Ann. Gén. Hort. 23: 46 (1880)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Central America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela Regional: Western South America Peru, Introduced into: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Savigny in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, 1798. Encycl. 4:690.

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: wild chestnut

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