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315.0000 Family Malpighiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 252 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 75 genera, ca. 1400 spp., two thirds in tropical America. Phylogeny: de Almeida et al. (2024)
Species listed in database: 1466; hybrids: 2
315.2701 Genus Glicophyllum R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 12 (2021)
Distribution: Tropical America
Species listed in database: 28
species :
Glicophyllum argenteum (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida & M.Pell.; PhytoKeys 242: 108 (2024)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Glicophyllum jussieuanum (Nied.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
= Hiraea argentea A.Juss.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 3: 17, t. 163 (1832)
= Mascagnia argentea (A.Juss.) Griseb.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(1): 90 (1858)
= Tetrapterys jussieuana Nied.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.141, Heft 91 (Malpigh.): 169 (1928)
species :
Glicophyllum ambiguum (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 13 (2021)
Distribution: Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais); Paraguay (Amambay, Caaguazu, Canindeyu, Concepcion, Cordillera, San Pedro); Argentina (Jujuy, Misiones)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Hiraea ambigua A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 13: 260 (1840), et Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 555 (1843)
= Hiraea ambigua var. lanata A.Juss.; Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 556 (1843)
= Mascagnia ambigua (A.Juss.) Griseb.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(1): 90 (1858)
= Mascagnia ambigua f. paraguayensis (Nied.) Nied.; Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 3: 26 (1908)
= Mascagnia ambigua var. distans Griseb.; Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 3, 7: 146 (1876)
= Mascagnia lanata (A.Juss.) Skottsb.; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 35(6): 7 (1901)
= Mascagnia paraguayensis Nied.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14(Beibl. 30): 1 (1891)
= Tetrapterys ambigua (A.Juss.) Nied.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.141, Heft 91 (Malpigh.): 168 (1928)
= Tetrapterys ambigua var. lanata (A.Juss.) Nied.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.141, Heft 91 (Malpigh.): 169 (1928)
= Tetrapterys ambigua var. paraguayensis (Nied.) Nied.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.141, Heft 91 (Malpigh.): 169 (1928)
= Tetrapterys lundiana Nied.; Verzeichnis Vorles. Königl. Lyceum Hosianum Braunsberg 1909-10, 6 (1909)
= Tetrapterys lundiana var. inaequialata Nied.; Tetrapt. 6 (1909)
= Tetrapterys lundiana var. primaeva Nied.; Tetrapt. 6 (1909)
= Tetrapterys paraguariensis Nied.; Verzeichnis Vorles. Königl. Lyceum Hosianum Braunsberg 1909-10, 7 (1909)
= Tetrapterys paraguariensis subsp. argentea Nied.; Tetrapt. 7 (1909)
= Tetrapterys paraguariensis subsp. glabrescens Nied.; Tetrapt. 7 (1909)
= Tetrapterys pilifera S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 326 (1895)
species :
Glicophyllum arcanum (C.V.Morton) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 14 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 BLZ ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys arcana C.V.Morton; Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. No. 461 (Bot. Maya Area) 132 (1936)
species :
Glicophyllum aristeguietae (W.R.Anderson) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 14 (2021)
Distribution: Venezuela (Anzoategui, Apure, Bolívar)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys aristeguietae W.R.Anderson; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 32: 255 (1981)
species :
Glicophyllum cardiophyllum (Nied.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 14 (2021)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys cardiophylla Nied.; Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 8: 60 (1926)
species :
Glicophyllum chamaecerasifolium (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys chamaecerasifolia A.Juss.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 3: 7, t. 162 (1832)
species :
Glicophyllum fimbripetalum (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; ?French Guiana; Peru
82 GUY SUR VEN 83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Glicophyllum huachamacariense (W.R.Anderson) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
= Tetrapterys fimbripetala A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 13: 263 (1840), et Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 544 (1843)
= Tetrapterys huachamacariensis W.R.Anderson; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 32: 261 (1981)
species :
Glicophyllum gracile (W.R.Anderson) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar?)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys gracilis W.R.Anderson; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 32: 257 (1981)
species :
Glicophyllum hasslerianum (Nied.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
Distribution: Paraguay (Concepcion)
85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys hassleriana Nied.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 7: 285 (1907)
species :
Glicophyllum humile (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys humilis A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 13: 262 (1840), et Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 546 (1843)
= Tetrapterys humilis var. incana Griseb.; Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 3, 7: 145 (1876)
= Tetrapterys humilis var. stephaniana Nied.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.141, Heft 91 (Malpigh.): 174 (1928)
species :
Glicophyllum latibracteolatum (Nied.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
Distribution: NE-Brazil
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys latibracteolata Nied.; Verzeichnis Vorles. Königl. Lyceum Hosianum Braunsberg 1909-10: 13 (1909)
species :
Glicophyllum longibracteatum (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys longibracteata A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 13: 263 (1840), et Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 541 (1843)
= Tetrapterys longibracteata var. transiens Nied.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.141, Heft 91 (Malpigh.): 176 (1928)
species :
Glicophyllum maranhamense (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); ?Guyana; ?Surinam; Bolivia (Pando); N-Brazil (Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Maranhão)
82 VEN 83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Hiraea galphimioides Griseb. ex R.H.Schomb.; Reis. Br.-Guiana [Ri. Schomburgk] 1096 (1848)
= Hiraea gracilis Benth.; London J. Bot. 7: 135 (1848)
= Tetrapterys gracilis Walp.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 3(6): 1152 (Index) (1853)
= Tetrapterys maranhamensis A.Juss.; Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 537 (1843)
species :
Glicophyllum microphyllum (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Hiraea microphylla A.Juss.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 3: 16 (1832)
= Mascagnia microphylla (A.Juss.) Griseb.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(1): 98 (1858)
= Tetrapterys microphylla (A.Juss.) Nied.; Verzeichnis Vorles. Königl. Lyceum Hosianum Braunsberg 1909-10, 5 (1909)
= Tetrapterys microphylla f. cornifolia Nied.; Tetrapt. 5 (1909)
= Tetrapterys microphylla f. lancifolia Nied.; Tetrapt. 5 (1909)
species :
Glicophyllum mortonianum A.Pool; Novon 31(1): 231 (2023)
Distribution: El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
80 ELS HON NIC
species :
Glicophyllum oleifolium (Benth.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
Remarks: type erroneously reported from Guyana
Synonyms: hidden
= Heteropterys oleifolia (Benth.) Griseb.; Linnaea 22: 19 (1849)
= Hiraea oleifolia Benth.; London J. Bot. 7: 136 (1848)
= Tetrapterys oleifolia (Benth.) Griseb.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(1): 86 (1858)
= Tetrapterys oleifolia (Benth.) Nied.; Verzeichnis Vorles. Königl. Lyceum Hosianum Braunsberg 1909-10, 19 (1909)
species :
Glicophyllum paludosum (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 15 (2021)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys paludosa A.Juss.; Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 540 (1843)
species :
Glicophyllum pohlianum (Nied.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 16 (2021)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys pohliana Nied.; Verzeichnis Vorles. Königl. Lyceum Hosianum Braunsberg 1909-10, 8 (1909)
species :
Glicophyllum pusillum (Steyerm.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 16 (2021)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana
82 GUY VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys pusilla Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(2): 294 (1952)
species :
Glicophyllum racemulosum (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 16 (2021)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys racemulosa A.Juss.; Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 547 (1843)
species :
Glicophyllum ramiflorum (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 16 (2021)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys praecox S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 327 (1895)
= Tetrapterys ramiflora A.Juss.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 3: 8, partim. (1832)
= Tetrapterys stephaniana Griseb.; Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 3, 6: 143 (1875)
= Tetrapterys stephaniana var. helianthemifolia Nied.; Tetrapt. 9 (1909)
= Tetrapterys stephaniana var. obovata Nied.; Tetrapt. 10 (1909)
= Tetrapterys stephaniana var. verticillata Nied.; Tetrapt. 9 (1909)
species :
Glicophyllum rhodopteron (Oliv.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 16 (2021)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana
82 GUY VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys rhodopteron Oliv.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 2: 272 (1887) (ex im Thurn, in Timehri 5: 190 (1886))
= Tetrapterys phylladenophora Maguire & Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 481 (1957)
species :
Glicophyllum salicifolium (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 16 (2021)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná); Paraguay (Guaira)
84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Hiraea salicifolia A.Juss.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 3: 18 (1832)
= Mascagnia salicifolia (A.Juss.) Griseb.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(1): 90 (1858)
= Tetrapterys salicifolia (A.Juss.) Nied.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.141, Heft 91 (Malpigh.): 170 (1928)
species :
Glicophyllum selerianum (Nied.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 16 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco); Guatemala; Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys seleriana Nied.; Verzeichnis Vorles. Königl. Lyceum Hosianum Braunsberg 1909-10, 17 (1909)
species :
Glicophyllum squarrosum (Griseb.) A.Pool; Novon 31(1): 234 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bunchosia squarrosa Griseb.; Linnaea 22: 11 (1849)
= Tetrapterys squarrosa (Griseb.) Griseb.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(1): 87 (1858)
= Tetrapterys squarrosa f. lanceolata Nied.; Tetrapt. 18 (1909)
= Tetrapterys squarrosa f. ovata Nied.; Tetrapt. 18 (1909)
species :
Glicophyllum stylopterum (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 16 (2021)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Cesar, Chocó, Córdoba, Guainía, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Norte de Santander, Santander, Sucre, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz); N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Amazonas)
80 NIC PAN 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys boliviensis Nied.; Verzeichnis Vorles. Königl. Lyceum Hosianum Braunsberg 1909-10. 17 (1909)
= Tetrapterys boliviensis var. granatensis Nied.; Tetrapt. 17 (1909)
= Tetrapterys methystica R.E.Schult.; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 16: 202 (1954)
= Tetrapterys reticulata Small; N. Amer. Fl. [Britton et al., eds.] 25: 127 (1910)
= Tetrapterys styloptera A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 13: 262 (1840), et Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 542 (1843)
= Tetrapterys tenuistachys Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 39 (1920)
species :
Glicophyllum turnerae (Mart. ex A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 16 (2021)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys turnerae Mart. ex A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 13: 262 (1840), et Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 546 (1843)
species :
Glicophyllum vacciniifolium (A.Juss.) R.F.Almeida; Nordic J. Bot. 39(1)-e02876: 16 (2021)
Distribution: Venezuela (Falcon, Zulia)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrapterys vacciniifolia A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 13: 262 (1840), et Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 543 (1843)
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