Lacunaria crenata

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Lacunaria crenata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Genus: Lacunaria
Species:
L. crenata
Binomial name
Lacunaria crenata
(Tul.) A.C.Sm. [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Quiina crenataTul.

Lacunaria crenata is a species of flowering plant in the family Ochnaceae, native from Central America to Brazil. [1] It was first described by Edmond Tulasne in 1849 as Quiina crenata. [2]

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Distribution

Lacunaria crenata is native to Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua and Panama) and northern South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru,Suriname and Venezuela). [1]

Subspecies

As of  2023, Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies: [1]

Conservation

Lacunaria panamensis was assessed as "endangered" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama. [3] As of February 2023, L. panamensis was regarded as a synonym of L. crenata subsp. crenata, which has a much wider distribution, being found throughout the range of L. crenata. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lacunaria crenata (Tul.) A.C.Sm". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  2. "Lacunaria crenata (Tul.) A.C.Sm". The International Plant Names Index . Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. Nelson, C. (1998), "Lacunaria panamensis", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , 1998: e.T33926A9821660, doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33926A9821660.en , retrieved 2023-02-08
  4. "Lacunaria crenata subsp. crenata". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-02-08.