Catoferia

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Catoferia
Catoferia chiapensis 2.JPG
Catoferia chiapensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Genus: Catoferia
(Benth.) Benth.
Type species
Catoferia capitata
(Benth.) Hemsl. [1]

Catoferia is a small genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae composed of only four different species. First described in full by George Bentham in 1876, said species are native to southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Peru. Amongst all four species, only Catoferia chiapensis are known to grow across a wide area, their growth recorded in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Peru and Belize. Growth of the other three variants is believed to be limited to Southern Mexico. The beginning of the genus Catoferia is thought trace back to the Cretaceous era, making it around 55 to 65 million years old. [2] [3] [4]

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Description

The shrub can usually be identified by its flower's exaggerated, protruding stamens and very large, circular sepals (the outer layer surrounding the petal). Petals belonging to plants of this genome typically curve inwards, the species are very similar to the genus Orthosiphon . Shrubs in this group are usually 0.5 and 2 meters tall, with a stem thickness of approximately 3mm. They may also carry spikes ranging from 1.5 to 5.5 centimeters. [5]

Taxonomy

Species

As of 2023, Plants of the World Online accepts four species of Catoferia. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ lectotype designated by Epling, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 85: 320 (1937) .
  2. ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew".
  3. ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2012. Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. 4(2): i–xvi, 1–533. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  4. ↑ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  5. ↑ Ramamoorthy, T. P. (1 January 1986). "A Revision of Catoferia (Labiatae)". Kew Bulletin. 41 (2): 299–305. doi:10.2307/4102933. JSTOR   4102933.
  6. ↑ "Catoferia". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ↑ García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. Meave del Castillo. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria


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