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515.0000 Family Bignoniaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 137 (1789), nom. cons.
80 genera, ca. 900 spp.
Species listed in database: 909; hybrids: 4
= Crescentiaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 20, 24 (1829)
515.0903 Genus Amphitecna Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 163 (1868)
Distribution: mostly Central America, few West Indies and N-South America
Species listed in database: 23
= Enallagma (Miers) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 10: 54 (1888)
= Dendrosicus Raf.; (1838)
= Neotuerckheimia Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 47: 258 (1909)
species :
Amphitecna apiculata A.H.Gentry; Rhodora 79(819): 435 (1977)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA
species :
Amphitecna breedlovei A.H.Gentry; Rhodora 79(819): 432 (1977)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); ?Guatemala; ?Belize
79 MEX
species :
Amphitecna costata A.H.Gentry; Rhodora 79(819): 431 (1977)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Amphitecna donnell-smithii (Sprague) L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 36(4): 22 (1973)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Tabasco); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphitecna oblanceolata L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 36(4): 23 (1973)
= Crescentia donnell-smithii Sprague; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 6: 376 (1906)
= Dendrosicus donnell-smithii (Sprague) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 22(5-6): 640 (1973)
= Enallagma donnell-smithii (Sprague) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 12: 361 (1936)
species :
Amphitecna fonceti Ortíz-Rodr. & Gómez-Domínguez; PhytoKeys 171: 83, figs. 1-3 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
species :
Amphitecna gentryi W.C.Burger; Fieldiana, Bot. n. s. 41: 103 (2000)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Amphitecna haberi A.H.Gentry
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Amphitecna isthmica (A.H.Gentry) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 25(1): 108 (1976)
Distribution: ?Honduras; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Dendrosicus isthmicus A.H.Gentry; Phytologia 26(6): 442 (1973)
species :
Amphitecna kennedyae (A.H.Gentry) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 25(1): 108 (1976)
Distribution: Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó)
80 COS HON NIC PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dendrosicus kennedyi A.H.Gentry; Phytologia 26(6): 441 (1973)
species :
Amphitecna latifolia (Mill.) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 25(1): 108 (1976)
Name: Higuerillo, Higüerito; Black calabash
Distribution: USA (S-Florida); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas); Marie-Galante; Dominica; Martinique; St. Vincent; Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Valle); Venezuela (Aragua, Carabobo, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda); Guyana [I]; Ecuador
78 USA 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 CUB DOM GDL HIS JAM MAR PUE STV VIR 82 CLM guy VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphitecna obovata (Benth.) L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 36(4): 25 (1973)
= Crescentia coriacea Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 177 (1868)
= Crescentia cucurbitifera Houtt.; Nat. Hist. [Houttuyn] 3: 118 (1774)
= Crescentia cucurbitina L.; Mant. Pl. Altera [Linnaeus] 250 (1771)
= Crescentia cucurbitina var. heterophylla Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 479 (1891)
= Crescentia cuspidata Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 178 (1868)
= Crescentia elongata Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 178 (1868)
= Crescentia latifolia Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 2 (1768)
= Crescentia lethifera Tussac; Fl. Antill. 4: 50, t. 17 (1827)
= Crescentia obovata Benth.; Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 130, t. 46 (1844)
= Crescentia ovata Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. [N.L.Burman] Prodr. Fl. Cap. 132 (1768), nomen
= Crescentia palustris Forsyth ex Seem.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 23: 20 (1860)
= Crescentia toxicaria Tuss.; Fl. Antill. 4: 50, t. 17 (1827)
= Dendrosicus latifolius (Mill.) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 22(5-6): 638 (1973)
= Dendrosicus saxatilis Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 80 (1838)
= Enallagma cucurbitina (L.) Baill. ex K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3b: 247 (1895)
= Enallagma latifolia (Mill.) Small; Fl. Miami [Small] 171 (1913)
= Enallagma obovata (Benth.) Baill.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3b: 247 (1895)
species :
Amphitecna loreae Ortíz-Rodr. & Burelo; PhytoKeys 65: 17 (2016)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
species :
Amphitecna lundellii A.H.Gentry; Wrightia 7(2): 83 (1982)
Distribution: Guatemala; Belize
80 BLZ GUA
species :
Amphitecna macrophylla Miers ex Baill.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 59: 465 (1882)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); ?Guatemala; ?Honduras
79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphitecna nigripes (Linden) Baill.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 59: 465 (1882)
= Crescentia macrophylla Seem.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 273 (1854)
= Crescentia nigripes Linden; Cat. Pl. Exot. [Linden] no. 17 (1862) 7
= Crescentia regia Seem.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 23: 20 (1862), pro syn.
= Dendrosicus macrophyllus (Seem.) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 22: 639 (1973)
= Enallagma macrophylla (Seem.) Lundell; Wrightia 4: 170 (1971)
species :
Amphitecna megalophylla (Donn.Sm.) A.H.Gentry; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(1): 71 (1980)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Neotuerckheimia megalophylla Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 47: 258 (1909)
species :
Amphitecna molinae L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 36(4): 22 (1973)
Distribution: El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
80 ELS HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Dendrosicus molinae (L.O.Williams) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 22(5-6): 640 (1973)
species :
Amphitecna montana L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 36(4): 22 (1973)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala; Honduras
79 MEX 80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Dendrosicus montanus (L.O.Williams) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 22(5-6): 640 (1973)
species :
Amphitecna parviflora A.H.Gentry; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(1): 75 (1980)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Amphitecna regalis (Linden) A.H.Gentry; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(1): 76 (1980)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Crescentia regalis Linden; Hort. Linden. 7 (1859)
species :
Amphitecna sessilifolia (Donn.Sm.) L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 36(4): 25 (1973)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Tabebuia sessilifolia Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 25: 156 (1898)
= Dendrosicus sessilifolius (Donn.Sm.) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 22(5-6): 640 (1973)
= Enallagma sessilifolia (Donn.Sm.) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 18: 1120 (1938)
= Neotuerckheimia gonoclada Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 47: 259 (1909)
species :
Amphitecna silvicola L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 36(4): 25 (1973)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Dendrosicus silvicola (L.O.Williams) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 22(5-6): 640 (1973)
species :
Amphitecna spathicalyx (A.H.Gentry) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 25(1): 108 (1976)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia
80 PAN 82 CLM
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Dendrosicus spathicalyx A.H.Gentry; Phytologia 26(6): 439 (1973)
species :
Amphitecna steyermarkii (A.H.Gentry) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 25(1): 108 (1976)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Dendrosicus steyermarkii A.H.Gentry; Phytologia 26(6): 445 (1973)
species :
Amphitecna tuxtlensis A.H.Gentry; Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(1): 81 (1980)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN E
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