Sphyrospermum buxifolium

Sphyrospermum buxifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Vaccinioideae
Tribus: Vaccinieae
Genus: Sphyrospermum
Species: Sphyrospermum buxifolium

Name

Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Poeppig & Endlicher) i. 4. t. 8 (1835).

Synonyms

• Sophoclesia cordifolia var. oophylla Kuntze
• Sophoclesia nummulariifolia Klotzsch
• Sophoclesia trinitensis Britton
• Sphyrospermum roraimae Klotzsch
• Vaccinium pachycardium Standl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America : N-Brazil (Roraima), Nicaragua, Peru, Costa Rica, Guyana, French Guiana, Panama, Colombia (Antioquia, Boyac, Caldas, Caquet, Cauca, Choc, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Nario, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle), Ecuador, Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz), Venezuela (Amazonas, Aragua, Bolivar, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara, Merida, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy), Guatemala, Honduras, Trinidad, Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Poeppig, E.F. & Endlicher, S.L. , 1835. Nova Genera ac Species Plantarum quas in Regno Chilensi Peruviano i. 4. t. 8.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Sphyrospermum buxifolium. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 27. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Sphyrospermum buxifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Sphyrospermum buxifolium. Published online. Accessed: May 27 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Sphyrospermum buxifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sphyrospermum buxifolium 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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