| Butterfly Tree | |
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| Flowers of Erblichia odorata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Subfamily: | Turneroideae |
| Genus: | Erblichia Seem. |
| Species: | E. odorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Erblichia odorata Seem. | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Erblichia odorata is the sole member of the monotypic genus Erblichia. [1] [2] It is colloquially known as Butterfly tree or Flor de Mayo. [1] [2]
E. odorata is a large tree that can reach heights of 40 meters. [3] It
Flowers are orange, solitary and range from 6 - 11.5 cm long [3] . Unlike other genera of Turneroideae which exhibit distyly, E. odorata does not. [4]
The genus name is in honour of Ch. Erblich, a German court garden-master in Hannover, [5] it was first described and published in Bot. Voy. Herald on page 130 in 1854. [1]
Originally the genera was composed of five species, however, these are currently classified as heterotypic synonyms. [1]
Its native range is Mexico to Central America, it is found in the countries of; Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panamá. [1]
As of 2019, E. odorata is classified as least concern and does not have any listed known threats. [6]
The Passifloraceae are a family of flowering plants, containing about 750 species classified in around 27 genera.
Aparisthmium is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1840. It contains only one known species, Aparisthmium cordatum, native to South America and Costa Rica.
Reicheocactus is a monotypic genus of cactus in the family Cactaceae, native to north western Argentina. It has only one known species, Reicheocactus famatimensis.
Dipteryx is a genus containing a number of species of large trees and possibly shrubs. It belongs to the "papilionoid" subfamily – Faboideae – of the family Fabaceae. This genus is native to South and Central America and the Caribbean. Formerly, the related genus Taralea was included in Dipteryx.
Cedrela odorata, commonly known as Spanish cedar, Cuban cedar, or cedro in Spanish, is a commercially important species of tree in the chinaberry family, Meliaceae native to the Neotropics.
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Kerriodoxa elegans, the white backed palm, is the only species of palm tree in the genus Kerriodoxa, in the family Arecaceae.
Bursera fagaroides is a species of flowering plant in the genus Bursera known by the common names torchwood copal and fragrant bursera. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Sonora to Oaxaca, and its range extends just into Arizona in the United States, although some sources suggest that it may now be extirpated in Arizona.
Luehea is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae.
Dracophyllum longifolium, commonly called inaka, is an upright shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae that is endemic to New Zealand.
Agastachys odorata, commonly known as the white waratah or fragrant candlebush, is the sole member of the genus Agastachys in the protea family. It is an evergreen shrub to small tree and is endemic to the heaths and buttongrass sedgelands of western Tasmania.
Morus celtidifolia, the Texas mulberry, is a plant species native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States, ranging from Argentina north as far as Arizona and Oklahoma. In the US, it grows in canyons and on slopes, usually near streams, from 200–2,200 metres in elevation. It is very often referred to as "Morus microphylla," including in Flora of North America, but recent studies suggest that these names are synonymous with M. celtidifolia holding priority.
Adenoa cubensis is the only member of Adenoa, a monotypic genus of flowering plant.
Lennoa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It only contains one known species, Lennoa madreporoidesLex. It is within the subfamily of Lennoaceae.
Piriqueta is a genus of flowering plants belonging to Turneroideae (Passifloraceae).
Ruizodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. It is part of Malmeoideae subfamily and Malmeeae tribe. The only known species is Ruizodendron ovale.
Kadenicarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cactaceae. It is native to eastern Mexico. It has been synonymized with Turbinicarpus but molecular phylogenetic studies have supported its monophyly and separation from that genus.
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Arboa berneriana is a shrub or tree that grows in the wet tropics of northern Madagascar. It has varying ranges of colors from yellow to orange to red.
