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310.0000 Family Celastraceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 554 (1814), nom. cons.
ca. 100 genera, ca. 1280 spp. Phylogeny: Simmons et al. 2023
Species listed in database: 1334
= Brexiaceae Loudon; Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 524 (1830)
= Canotiaceae Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 18: 255 (1965)
= Cassiniaceae Sch.Bip.; Flora 35: 129 (1852)
= Chingithamnaceae Hand.-Mazz.; Sinensia 2: 126 (1932)
= Euonymaceae Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin Aneb. Rostlin 2(110): 438, 439 (1825)
= Hippocrateaceae Juss.; Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 18: 486 (1811), nom. cons.
= Lepuropetalaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Gen. Sect. ... nov. ed.]: 243 (1943)
= Parnassiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 456 (1820), nom. cons., Family
= Plagiopteraceae Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 18: 266 (1965)
= Pottingeriaceae Takht.; Sist. Magnoliof. 212 (1987), Family
= Salaciaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 101 (1838)
= Siphonodontaceae Gagnep. & Tardieu; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 102 (1951), nom. cons.
= Stackhousiaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 555 (1814), nom. cons.
310.8004 Genus Peritassa Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 402 (1872)
Distribution: Tropical South America
Species listed in database: 20
= Sarcocampsa Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(2): 408 (1872)
= Sicyomorpha Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(2): 410 (1872)
species :
Peritassa bullata A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 513 (1940)
Distribution: Ecuador (Francisco de Orellana); Peru (Loreto)
83 ECU PER
species :
Peritassa calypsoides (Cambess.) A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 522 (1940)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calypso sylvestris Mart.; Flora 20(2. Beibl.): 96 (1837)
= Clercia clusiifolia Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 381 (1872)
= Clercia retusa Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 380 (1872)
= Peritassa retusa (Miers) A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 524 (1940)
= Raddia calypsoides (Cambess.) Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 396 (1872)
= Salacia calypsoides Cambess.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 2: 107-108 (1829)
= Salacia sylvestris (Mart.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 92 (1841), Walp. Rep. 1: 402 (1842)
= Sarcocampsa silvestris (Mart.) Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 409 (1872)
= Tontelea calypsoides (Cambess.) Endl.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 1: 400 (1842)
species :
Peritassa campestris (Cambess.) A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 514 (1940)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazu, Canindeyu, Concepcion)
84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Calypso campestris Cambess.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 2: 111, t. 104 (1829)
= Peritassa adamantina Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 404 (1872)
= Salacia campestris (Cambess.) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 1: 402 (1842)
= Salacia campestris var. communis Peyr.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 11(1): 151 (1878)
= Salacia campestris var. pedunculata Peyr.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 11(1): 151 (1878)
= Salacia distincta Peyr.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 11(1): 151 (1861)
= Sarcocampsa campestris (Cambess.) Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 408 (1872)
species :
Peritassa dulcis (Benth.) Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 403 (1872)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul)
82 GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Salacia colasi Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 80: 335 (1933)
= Salacia dulcis Benth.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 9 (1852)
species :
Peritassa flaviflora A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 507 (1940)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Peritassa formidolosa Lombardi; Phytotaxa 491(1): 79 (2021)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Peritassa glabra (A.C.Sm.) Lombardi; Novon 14(3): 320 (2004)
Distribution: Guyana; Surinam; Peru; Bolivia (Pando); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia)
82 GUY SUR 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tontelea glabra A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 500 (1940)
= Salacia glabra (A.C.Sm.) J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(3A): No. 1, 214 (1951)
species :
Peritassa hatschbachii Lombardi; Novon 9(2): 222 (1999)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
species :
Peritassa huanucana (Loes.) A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 521 (1940)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia)
80 COS 82 GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Hippocratea huanucana Loes.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 1: 163 (1905)
= Peritassa cuneata (Loes.) Mennega
species :
Peritassa killipii A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 516 (1940)
Distribution: Peru (Pasco)
83 PER
species :
Peritassa laevigata (Hoffmanns. ex Link) A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 508 (1940)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Tobago; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Chocó, Guainía, Meta, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Miranda, Tachira); Guyana; Surinam; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Amazonas, Tocantins, Acre); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piauí, Ceara, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
80 COS PAN 81 TRT 82 CLM GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anthodon laevigatum (Hoffmanns. ex Link) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 105 (1841)
= Peritassa compta Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 405 (1872)
= Peritassa granulata (Urb.) A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 512 (1940)
= Peritassa laevigata subsp. obtusa Peyr.
= Peritassa rorida Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 406 (1872)
= Peritassa rubicunda Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 405 (1872)
= Peritassa smaragdina Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 404 (1872)
= Salacia amazonica Loes.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 48: 179 (1906 publ. 1907)
= Salacia granulata Urb.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 333 (1916)
= Salacia laevigata (Hoffmanns. ex Link) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 1: 570 (1824)
= Salacia laevigata subsp. acuminata (Hoffmanns. ex Link) Peyr.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 11(1): 153 (1878)
= Salacia laevigata subsp. obtusa Peyr.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 11(1): 153 (1878)
= Salacia laevigata subsp. ovata Peyr.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 11(1): 153 (1878)
= Salacia siputa S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 338 (1895)
= Tonsella laevigata Hoffmanns. ex Link; Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 68 (1820)
species :
Peritassa longifolia Lombardi; Novon 14(3): 317 (2004)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Peritassa manaoara Lombardi; Novon 17(1): 29 (2007)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Peritassa mexiae A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 517 (1940)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheiloclinium schwackeanum Loes.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 20b: 171 (1942)
species :
Peritassa myrsinoides (A.C.Sm.) Lombardi; Rodriguésia 61(1): 123 (2010)
Distribution: Peru (Loreto)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Tontelea myrsinoides A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 499 (1940)
= Salacia myrsinoides (A.C.Sm.) J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(3A): No. 1, 214 (1951)
species :
Peritassa nectandrifolia (A.C.Sm.) Lombardi; Rodriguésia 61(1): 123 (2010)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas)
82 FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Salacia nectandrifolia A.C.Sm.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 66: 241 (1939)
= Tontelea nectandrifolia (A.C, Sm.) A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 497 (1940)
species :
Peritassa peruviana (Miers) A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 519 (1940)
Distribution: Colombia (Meta); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz)
82 CLM FRG VEN 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Sicyomorpha peruviana Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 411 (1872)
species :
Peritassa petiolata (A.C.Sm.) Lombardi; Rodriguésia 61(1): 123 (2010)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Salacia petiolata A.C.Sm.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 66: 242 (1939)
= Tontelea petiolata (A.C.Sm.) Mennega; Novon 2(3): 234 (1992)
species :
Peritassa pruinosa (Seem.) A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 3: 520 (1940)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Magdalena); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Falcon, Guarico, Miranda, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Salacia pruinosa Seem.; Bot. Voy. Herald [Seemann] 90 (1853)
= Sicyomorpha pruinosa (Seem.) Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 411 (1872)
species :
Peritassa sadleri Lombardi; Novon 14(3): 315 (2004)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
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