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283.0000 Family Malvaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 271 (1789), nom. cons.
249 genera, ca. 5400 spp.
Species listed in database: 5575; hybrids: 40
= Berryaceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: xxxvii (2001), Family
= Bombacaceae Kunth; Malvac., Büttner., Tiliac. 5 (1822), nom. cons.
= Brownlowiaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Byttneriaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 540 (1814), nom. cons.
= Chiranthodendraceae A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 303 (1887)
= Dombeyaceae Desf.; Tabl. Ecole Bot., ed. 3: 252 (1829), nom. cons.
= Durionaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Grewiaceae Doweld & Reveal; Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 71: 100 (2005)
= Helicteraceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 264 (1858), Family
= Hermanniaceae Marquis; Esq. Règne Vég. 52 (1820)
= Hibiscaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 275 (1858)
= Lasiopetalaceae Rchb.; Mag. Aesth. Bot. 1(2): ad t. 37 (1823)
= Mansoniaceae A.Chev.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 38(1): 852 (1913)
= Melochiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 271 (1858)
= Pentapetaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 222 (1820)
= Philippodendraceae A.Juss.; Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 9: 735 (1847)
= Plagianthaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 272 (1858)
= Sidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 222 (1820)
= Sparrmanniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 260 (1858)
= Sterculiaceae Vent.; Parad. Lond. 2: ad t. 69 (1807), nom. cons.
= Theobromataceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 264 (1858)
= Tiliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 289 (1789), nom. cons.
283.1105 Genus Apeiba Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 537, t. 213 ad 216 (1775)
Distribution: Tropical South America
Species listed in database: 10
= Aubletia Schreb.; Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a]: 353 (1789)
= Oxytandrum Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 2: 255 (1790)
species :
Apeiba albiflora Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 209 (1922)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Pará); NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Ceará, Paraíba, Bahia, Alagoas)
82 VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Apeiba tibourbou var. krukoffii Uittien in Lanj.; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 32: 248 (1935)
= Apeiba tibourbou var. rugosa Szyszył.; Diss. Cl. Math.-Phys. Acad. Litt. Cracov. 27: 140 (1894) (Diagn. Pl. Nov. Peru.)
species :
Apeiba glabra Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 541, t. 214 (1775)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Meta, Nariño, Santander, Valle); Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre); NE-Brazil (Maranhão)
82 CLM FRG SUR 83 ECU 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Apeiba aspera Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 545, t. 216 (1775)
= Apeiba burchellii Sprague; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 5: 703 (1905)
= Apeiba laevis Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 83 (1788)
= Apeiba levis Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane t. 214 (1775)
= Aubletia laevis (Sw.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 2: 1156 (1799)
species :
Apeiba intermedia Uittien; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 22: 362 (1925)
Distribution: Surinam
82 SUR
species :
Apeiba macropetala Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 120 (1925)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Cauca, Guaviare, Meta, Putumayo); Guyana; Bolivia (Pando); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
82 CLM GUY 83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Apeiba echinata var. macropetala (Ducke) Ducke; Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 4: 52 (1938)
species :
Apeiba membranacea Spruce ex Benth.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5(Suppl. 2): 61 (1861)
Distribution: Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Meta, Nariño, Santander, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia)
80 COS HON NIC 82 CLM GUY VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
species :
Apeiba petoumo Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 543, t. 215 (1775)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Tocantins, Acre, Rondônia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)
80 COS PAN 81 trt 82 FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Apeiba echinata Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 189 (1791)
= Apeiba hispida Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: t. 121 (1791)
= Apeiba hypoleuca Steud.; Flora 26(2): 755 (1843)
= Aubletia aspera Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 2(2): 1156 (1799)
= Aubletia petoumo (Aubl.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 2: 1156 (1799)
species :
Apeiba schomburgkii Szyszył.; Diss. Cl. Math.-Phys. Acad. Litt. Cracov. 29: 240 (1895) (Diagn. Pl. Nov. Peru.)
Name: Mahault Chardon, Mahoe Chardon, Tobago Sandbox, Wild Breadnut (Trinidad & Tobago)
Distribution: Tobago; Trinidad; Colombia (Caquetá, Cesar, Guainía); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Amazonas, Rondônia)
81 TRT 82 CLM GUY SUR VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Apeiba surinamensis Uittien; Fl. Suriname [Pulle] 3: (Meded. K. Ver. Kol. Inst. Amst. 30) 51 (1932), et in Rec. Trav. Bot. Neerl. 30: 184 (1933)
= Apeiba tibourbou var. membranacea Lockh. ex Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 708 (1864)
species :
Apeiba tibourbou Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 538, t. 213 (1775)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Jamaica; Martinique; St. Vincent; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Casanare, Chocó, Córdoba, Guaviare, Magdalena, Santander, Sucre, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Tocantins, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
79 MEX 80 COS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 JAM MAR STV trt 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Apeiba cimbalaria Arruda; Diss. Pl. Brazil 46 (1810)
= Apeiba hirsuta Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 1(1): 208 (1783)
= Aubletia tibourbou (Aubl.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 2: 1156 (1799)
= Aubletia tiburbu Sw.; Fl. Ind. Occid. 2: 944 (1800), orth. var.
species :
Apeiba trombetensis Dorr; Brittonia 64(4): 375 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
species :
Apeiba uittienii Jans.-Jac. & Westra; Brittonia 47(3): 335 (1995)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas)
82 VEN 84 BRA
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