Sphedamnocarpus pruriens

Taxonavigation edit

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: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Sphedamnocarpus
Species: S. andersonii – S. argyrophyllus – S. barbosae – S. cuspididolius – S. decaryi – S. dubardii – S. humbertii – S. madagascariensis – S. orbicularis – S. pruriens

Source(s) of checklist: 

Name edit

Sphedamnocarpus Planch. ex Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1(1): 256. (1862)

  • Type species: Sphedamnocarpus angolensis Planch., Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 1: 279. (1868) possible synonym of Sphedamnocarpus pruriens subsp. pruriens

Note: There is a lot of differences in species circumscription amongst the sources below. It is agreed that the genus is due a major revision and so this page can not be treated as authoritative.

Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Banisterioides Dubard & Dop, Rev. Gén. Bot. 20: 356, in obs. (1908)
    • Tricomariopsis Dubard, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris 145: 1190. (1907)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental:Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Anderson, C. 2018. Sphedamnocarpus andersonii (Malpighiaceae), a new species from Madagascar. Brittonia 70(2): 248-251. PDF

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Canary Nettle
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