Volkameria aculeata

Taxonavigation

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

Volkameria aculeata L. (1753)

Homotypic
- Clerodendrum aculeatum (L.) Schltdl., Linnaea 6: 750 (1831).
- Clerodendrum aculeatum (L.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I. 500 (1864), comb. illeg.
- Ovieda aculeata (L.) Baill., Hist. Pl. (Baillon) 11: 95 (1891).
- Ovieda aculeata (L.) Hitchc., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 118 (1893), comb. illeg.

Heterotypic
- Clerodendrum aculeatum f. acutifolium Kereszty, Acta Bot. Hung. 36(1–4): 45 (1991).
- Clerodendrum aculeatum f. lanceolatum Kereszty, Acta Bot. Hung. 36(1–4): 48 (1991).
- Clerodendrum aculeatum f. mucronatum Kereszty, Acta Bot. Hung. 36(1–4): 45 (1991).
- Clerodendrum aculeatum f. orientale Kereszty, Acta Bot. Hung. 36(1–4): 48 (1991).
- Clerodendrum aculeatum f. rotundatum Kereszty, Acta Bot. Hung. 36(1–4): 48 (1991).
- Clerodendrum aculeatum var. gracile Griseb. ex Moldenke, Caribbean Forest. 2(1): 13 (-14) (1940).
- Clerodendrum aculeatum var. grandifolium Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 505 (1891).
- Clerodendrum aculeatum var. parvifolium Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 505 (1891).
- Clerodendrum duckei Moldenke, Phytologia 1: 444 (1940).
- Clerodendrum ternifolium Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 244 (1818).
- Clerodendrum ternifolium var. mexiae Moldenke, Phytologia 1: 460 (1940).
- Clerodendrum ternifolium var. serratifolium Moldenke, Phytologia 51: 163 (1982).
- Clerodendrum ternifolium var. velutinosum Moldenke, Phytologia 33: 129 (1976).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Windward Is.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Regional: Western South America
  - Ecuador
- Regional: Central America
  - Honduras
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Gulf
- Introduced into:
  - Benin, Bermuda, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Mali, Northern Territory, Togo

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Yuan, Y.W., Mabberley, D.J., Steane, D.A. & Olmstead, R.G. 2010. Further disintegration and redefinition of Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae): Implications for the understanding of the evolution of an intriguing breeding strategy. Taxon 59(1): 125–133. PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Volkameria aculeata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 24. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Volkameria aculeata. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 24. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Volkameria aculeata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Mar 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Volkameria aculeata. Published online. Accessed: Mar 24 2022.

English: Prayer Berry, Prickly Myrtle
español: Botón de Oro, Uña de Gato
français: Amourette, Thé Bord de Mer

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