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222.0000 Family Lythraceae J.St.-Hil.; Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 175 (1805), nom. cons.
28 genera, ca. 650 spp. Phylogeny: Maurin et al. (2021), Inglis et al. (2023)
Species listed in database: 679; hybrids: 8
= Ammanniaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 86 (1834)
= Blattiaceae Engl.; Syllabus (ed. 1): 156 (1892)
= Duabangaceae Takht.; Florist. Regions World 332 (1986)
= Lagerstroemiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 338 (1858)
= Lawsoniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 338 (1858)
= Punicaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin Aneb. Rostlin 2(94): 378 (1825), nom. cons.
= Sonneratiaceae Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], Nachtr. 261 (1897), nom. cons.
= Trapaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 36, 39 (1829), nom. cons.
222.2005 Genus Lafoensia Vand.; Fl. Lusit. Brasil. Spec. 33, t. 2, f. 13 (1788), et Roem. Script. 112, t. 7, f. 13 (1796)
Distribution: Tropical America. Phylogenetic position unconfirmed.
Species listed in database: 6
= Calyplectus Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 73, t. 13 (1794)
= Ptychodon Klotzsch ex Rchb.; Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch 172 (1841)
species :
Lafoensia acuminata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC.; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 3(2): 73 (1826), et in Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 94
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Nariño, Valle); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz)
82 CLM 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Calyplectus acuminatus Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 73, fig. (1794)
= Calyplectus dependens Ruiz ex Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 155 (1882)
= Calyplectus speciosus Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 183, t. 548 (1823)
= Lafoensia speciosa (Kunth) DC.; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 3(2): 73 (1826), et in Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 94
species :
Lafoensia glyptocarpa Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 353 (1877)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Lafoensia nummularifolia A.St.-Hil.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 3: 158 (1833)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina); Argentina (Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Ptychodon nummularifolius (A.St.-Hil.) Klotzsch ex Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 347 (1877)
species :
Lafoensia pacari A.St.-Hil.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 3: 159 (1832)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lafoensia lucida Klotzsch ex Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 350 (1877)
= Lafoensia pacari f. alata Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 351 (1877)
= Lafoensia pacari f. aptera Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 351 (1877)
= Lafoensia pacari f. exalata Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 350 (1877)
= Lafoensia pacari f. lucida Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 350 (1877)
= Lafoensia pacari f. pseudopacari Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 350 (1877)
= Lafoensia pacari subsp. cuneifolia Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 152 (1882)
= Lafoensia pacari var. hemisphaerica Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 349 (1877)
= Lafoensia petiolata Klotzsch ex Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 350 (1877)
= Lafoensia sellowiana Klotzsch ex Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 151 (1882)
= Lafoensia sessilifolia Klotzsch ex Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 351 (1877)
species :
Lafoensia punicifolia Bertero ex DC.; Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 3(2): 86, t. 1 (1826)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca); Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Bolívar, Cesar, Chocó, Magdalena, Sucre); Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal, Tachira); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Acre)
79 MEX 80 COS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calyplectus punicifolius Bertero ex Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 154 (1882)
= Lafoensia mexicana (Moc. & Sessé) ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 94 (1828)
species :
Lafoensia vandelliana Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 2: 346 (1827)
subspecies :
subsp. vandelliana
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, La Paz, Santa Cruz); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Amambay, Concepcion, Cordillera, Paraguari)
83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 PAR
Remarks: to be expected in the Guianas
Synonyms: hidden
= Lafoensia densiflora Pohl; Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 142 (1833)
= Lafoensia densiflora var. callosa Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 354 (1877)
= Lafoensia densiflora var. cucullata Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 354 (1877)
= Lafoensia illustris Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 218 5: I. 78 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Lafoensia kielmeyerifolia A.St.-Hil.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 3: 160 (1833)
= Lafoensia microphylla Pohl; Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2(2): 145 (1830)
= Lafoensia pacari f. angustifolia Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 349, tab. 65, fig. Ib (1877)
= Lafoensia pacari f. latifolia Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 349, tab. 65, fig. Ia (1877)
= Lafoensia pacari subsp. petiolata Koehne; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3(2): 151 (1882)
= Lafoensia pacari var. campanulata Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 349, tab. 65, fig. Ic (1877)
subspecies :
subsp. replicata (Pohl) Lourteig; Mem. Soc. Ci. Nat. La Salle 45(123): 134 (1985)
Distribution: Bolivia; N-Brazil (Pará)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calyplectus adenophyllus Scholt ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 263 (1841)
= Lafoensia adenophylla Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 4 (1841)
= Lafoensia replicata f. lundii Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 352 (1877)
= Lafoensia replicata f. pohlii Koehne; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 13(2): 352 (1877)
= Lafoensia replicata Pohl; Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2(2): 145 (1830)
= Lafoensia replicata var. lundii (Koehne) Koehne; Pl. Nov. Mineir. [Schwacke] 2: 5 (1900)
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