Malvaceae

Pterygota Schott & Endl.

First published in Melet. Bot.: 32 (1832)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Repu, China South-Central, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, East Himalaya, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Madagascar, Malaya, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Guinea Is., Pakistan, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Meletem. Bot. 32 (1832).

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Melet. Bot.: 32 (1832).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Melet. Bot. 32 (1832)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1959 Glaziou, A.F.M. [10310] Brazil K000380924 Isosyntype Yes
s.coll. [106] Philippines K000671577 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [106] Philippines K000671578 Unknown Type Material Yes
Awg Enjah et al. [S 69304] Malaysia K001635686 No
Awg Enjah et al. [S 69304] Malaysia K001635687 No
Semsei, S.R. [3087] Tanzania K:SPC-04945.000 No
Mozambique K:SPC-23375.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0