Pterygota brasiliensis

Pterygota brasiliensis

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: Sterculioideae
Genus: Pterygota
Species: Pterygota brasiliensis

Name

Pterygota brasiliensis Allemão, 1862

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Basiloxylon brasiliensis (Allemão) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6): 98 (1893)
• Heterotypic
  • Basiloxylon rex K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 12 (1886)
  • Sterculia rex Mart. ex K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 12 (1886), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pterygota brasiliensis Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Allemão, 1862. Trab. Comm. Sci. Expl., Bot. 1: 7

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pterygota brasiliensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pterygota brasiliensis. Published online. Accessed: November 05 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Pterygota brasiliensis. 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 November 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pterygota brasiliensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 November 2023.

Vernacular names

português: pau-rei, farinha-seca. maperoá

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