Clethra occidentalis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Clethraceae
Genus: Clethra
Species: Clethra occidentalis

Name

Clethra occidentalis (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 389. (1891)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tinus occidentalis L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1010 (1759)
• Homotypic
  • Tinus volckameria Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 376 (1766), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Clethra tinifolia Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 74 (1788)
  • Clethra angustifolia DC., Prodr. 7: 589 (1839)
  • Clethra bracteata Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 141 (1859), nom. illeg.
  • Clethra jamaicensis Britton in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 29: 7 (1914)
  • Clethra grisebachii Merr., J. Arnold Arbor. 29: 212 (1948)

References

• Kunze, C.E.O. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 389.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Clethra occidentalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 16. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Clethra occidentalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.