Heterosavia

Last updated

Heterosavia
Heterosavia bahamensis (Savia bahamensis) - Naples Botanical Garden - Naples, Florida - DSC00052.jpg
Heterosavia bahamensis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Heterosavia
(Urb.) Petra Hoffm. (2008)
Synonyms [1]

Savia sect. HeterosaviaUrb.

Heterosavia is a genus of the family of Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 2008. [2] [1] It is native to the Caribbean and southern Florida. It is found in Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, southwest Caribbean and Turks-Caicos Islands. [3]

The genus was circumscribed by Ignaz Urban and Petra Hoffmann in Brittonia vol.60 on page 152 in 2008. [3]

The genus name of Heterosavia is in honour of Gaetano Savi (1769–1844), who was an Italian naturalist, botanist and mycologist. [4]

Species

As accepted by Plants of the World Online; [3]

  1. Heterosavia bahamensis (Britton) Petra Hoffm. - Monroe County in Florida, [5] Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos, islands of southwest Caribbean
  2. Heterosavia erythroxyloides (Griseb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba, Hispaniola
  3. Heterosavia laurifolia (Griseb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba
  4. Heterosavia maculata (Urb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba

Related Research Articles

<i>Phyllanthus</i> Genus of flowering plants

Phyllanthus is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750 to 1200. Phyllanthus has a remarkable diversity of growth forms including annual and perennial herbs, shrubs, climbers, floating aquatics, and pachycaulous succulents. Some have flattened leaflike stems called cladodes. It has a wide variety of floral morphologies and chromosome numbers and has one of the widest range of pollen types of any seed plant genus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phyllanthaceae</span> Family of flowering plants

Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.

Lasiocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859. The genus is endemic to the West Indies. It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Leucocroton and Garciadelia. Species in this alliance are dioecious.

  1. Lasiocroton bahamensisPax & K.Hoffm. - Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti
  2. Lasiocroton fawcettiiUrb. - Jamaica
  3. Lasiocroton gracilisBritton & P.Wilson - SE Cuba
  4. Lasiocroton gutierreziiJestrow - Cuba
  5. Lasiocroton harrisiiBritton - Jamaica
  6. Lasiocroton macrophyllus(Sw.) Griseb. - Jamaica
  7. Lasiocroton microphyllus(A.Rich.) Jestrow - Cuba
  1. moved to other genera (Bernardia Croton Leucocroton)
  2. Lasiocroton cordifoliusBritton & P.Wilson - Leucocroton cordifolius (Britton & P.Wilson) Alain
  3. Lasiocroton prunifoliusGriseb. - Croton punctatusJacq.
  4. Lasiocroton subpeltatusUrb. - Leucocroton subpeltatus(Urb.) Alain
  5. Lasiocroton trelawniensisC.D.Adams - Bernardia trelawniensis(C.D.Adams) Jestrow & Proctor
<i>Argythamnia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Argythamnia is a genus of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1756. They are known commonly as silverbushes.

Chascotheca is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae described as a genus in 1904. It is native to the western Caribbean.

  1. Chascotheca neopeltandra(Griseb.) Urb. - Cuba, Hispaniola, Cayman Islands
  2. Chascotheca triplinervia(Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster - Cuba
<i>Pimenta</i> (genus) Genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae

Pimenta is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1821. It is native to Central and South America, Mexico, and the West Indies.

<i>Wittmackia</i> Genus of flowering plant

Wittmackia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae.

<i>Coccothrinax argentata</i> Species of palm

Coccothrinax argentata, commonly called the Florida silver palm, is a species of palm tree. It is native to south Florida, southeast Mexico, Colombia and to the West Indies, where it is found in the Bahamas, the southwest Caribbean and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Its natural habitat is rocky, calcareous soil in coastal scrubland and hammock communities.

<i>Casasia</i> Genus of plants

Casasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. These shrubs or small trees occur on the Caribbean islands and in one case in Florida. Some of the ten accepted species were formerly placed elsewhere, e.g. in the related genip-tree genus (Genipa), in Gardenia or in Randia.

The Caribbean bioregion is a biogeographic region that includes the islands of the Caribbean Sea and nearby Atlantic islands, which share a fauna, flora and mycobiota distinct from surrounding bioregions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaetano Savi</span>

Gaetano Savi was an Italian naturalist., botanist and mycologist.

Sachsia is a genus of West Indian and Floridian plants in the elecampane tribe within the sunflower family.

Calliandra haematomma is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae. Calliandra pilosa is a synonym of C. haematomma var. glabrata.

<i>Ernodea</i> Genus of flowering plants

Ernodea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. All species are small shrubs endemic to the Caribbean region, with most species restricted to the Bahamian Archipelago.

<i>Catesbaea</i> Genus of plants

Catesbaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It occurs in the West Indies, The Bahamas, and the Florida Keys. The genus is named in honour of English naturalist Mark Catesby.

Chascotheca neopeltandra is a species of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae described as a species in 1904. It is native to the western Caribbean.

<i>Thouinia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Thouinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. The genus is named for André Thouin, a French botanist. As of 2020 Kew's Plants of the World Online lists 27 species in the genus:

<i>Echites</i> Genus of plants

Echites is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1756. It is primarily native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and the US State of Florida.

<i>Pentalinon</i> Genus of flowering plants

Pentalinon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1845. It is native to the West Indies, Central America, Mexico, and Florida.

References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, Heterosavia (Urb.) Petra Hoffm.
  2. ↑ Hoffmann, Petra. 2008. Revision of Heterosavia, stat. nov., with notes on Gonatogyne and Savia (Phyllanthaceae) Brittonia 60(2): 136-166.
  3. 1 2 3 "Heterosavia (Urb.) Petra Hoffm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID   246307410 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.