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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.
283.1204 Genus Luehea Willd.; Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 410, t. 5 (1801)
Distribution: Tropical America from S-Mexico to Argentina and Uruguay, West Indies
Species listed in database: 21
= Alegria Moc. & Sessé ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 1: 516 (1824)
= Brotera Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 322 7: t. 163 (1825 publ. 1829)
species :
Luehea burretii M.C.S.Cunha; Bradea 3(35): 300 (1982)
Distribution: Brazil (Ceará)
84 BRA
species :
Luehea candicans Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 102 (1824)
Distribution: Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Brazil (Paraná); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Ceará); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Paraguari, San Pedro); Argentina (Formosa, Misiones)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Luehea microphylla Pohl; Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 129 (1833)
= Luehea uniflora A.St.-Hil.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 1: 290 (1827)
= Luehea villosa Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 102 (1826)
= Sterculia glandulosa Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 764 (1837)
variant :
var. gracilis (Schum.) M.C.S.Cunha; Bradea 3(11): 83 (1980)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Luehea uniflora var. gracilis K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 153 (1886)
species :
Luehea candida (DC.) Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 102 (1826)
Distribution: Bangladesh [I]; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatán); Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Bolívar, Cesar, Magdalena); Venezuela (Anzoátegui, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Guárico, Lara, Monagas, Zulia)
40 ban 79 MEX 80 COS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Alegria candida Moc. & Sessé ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 1: 517 (1824)
= Luehea endopogon Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(1): 225 (1858)
= Luehea mexicana Spach ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 77 (1841)
= Luehea nobilis Linden & Planch.; Pl. Columb. [Linden] 1: 52 (1863) ex Sprague, Kew Bull. 42 (1926)
= Luehea scabrifolia C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 6: 212 (1851)
species :
Luehea conwentzii K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 154 (1886)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Luehea eichleri K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 158 (1886)
species :
Luehea crispa Krapov.; Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 16 (1-2): 89 (1974)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal)
84 BRA
species :
Luehea cymulosa Spruce ex Benth.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5(Suppl. 2): 58 (1861)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Chocó, Meta); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Delta Amacuro); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Luehea tessmannii Burret; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 836 (1926)
species :
Luehea divaricata Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 101 (1824)
Distribution: Hispaniola [I]; Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Guaira, Itapua, Paraguari, San Pedro); Uruguay (Artigas, Cerro Largo, Maldonado, Paysandú, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, Soriano, Tacuarembó); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe)
81 his 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Alegria divaricata (Mart.) Stuntz; Invent. Seeds U.S.D.A. Bur. Pl. Industr. 31: 87 (1914)
= Brotera mediterranea Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 323 7: t. 164 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Thespesia brasiliensis Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 96 (1826)
species :
Luehea fiebrigii Burret; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 829 (1926)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Argentina (Salta)
83 BOL 85 ARG
species :
Luehea grandiflora Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 99 (1824)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, La Paz, Santa Cruz); Brazil (Paraná); N-Brazil (Pará); NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Ceará, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Alto Paraná, Amambay, Canindeyu, Concepcion)
83 BOL PER 84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Luehea hoehnei Burret; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 833 (1926)
species :
Luehea herzogiana R.E.Fr.; Meded. Rijks-Herb. 19: 41 (1913)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Luehea macrophylla Pohl; Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 127 (1833)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Remarks: valid species fide Gerace et al. 2024
species :
Luehea microcarpa R.E.Fr.; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 42(12): 63 (1908)
Distribution: Paraguay (Amambay, Concepcion); Argentina (Misiones)
85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Luehea microcarpa var. polymorpha Hassl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 43 (1910)
species :
Luehea ochrophylla Mart.; Flora 24(2. Beibl.): 50 (1841)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Luehea paniculata Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 100 (1824)
Distribution: Surinam; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); Brazil (Santa Catarina); N-Brazil (Amapá); NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); Paraguay (Amambay, Cordillera); Argentina (Misiones)
82 SUR 83 BOL PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Luehea parvifolia Huber; Bol. Mus. Paraense Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 2: 507 (1898)
species :
Luehea peruzziana Gerace, Bovini & Baumgratz; Acta Bot. Brasil. 39-e20230229: 2 (2025)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Luehea rufescens A.St.-Hil.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 1: 293 (1827)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Luehea seemannii Planch. & Triana; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 17: 348 (1862)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca); Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Puerto Rico [I]; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Chocó, Magdalena, Meta, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Apure, Barinas, Zulia)
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS HON NIC PAN 81 pue 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Luehea rufescens Seem.; Bot. Voy. Herald [Seemann] 3: 86 (1853)
= Luehea seemannii var. chocoensis Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 8: 482 (1952)
species :
Luehea speciosa Willd.; Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 410 (1801)
Name: Guacima varia, Guasima verde, Guasima amarilla, Guasima varia (Cuba), Picana negra
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatán); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Colombia (Cesar, La Guajira, Magdalena); Venezuela (Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Lara, Mérida, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Acre); NE-Brazil
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 CUB 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Apeiba ulmifolia Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 5: 347 (1823)
= Brotera maritima Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 323 7: t. 163 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Cedrus alternifolia Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Cedrus no. 3 (1768), nom. rej.
= Luehea alternifolia (Mill.) Mabb.; Gard. Bull. Singapore 54(2): 254 (2002)
= Luehea densiflora A.St.-Hil.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 1: 294 (1828)
= Luehea ferruginea Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(1): 224 (1858)
= Luehea gravesii Duchass. ex Triana & Planch.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 17: 347 (1862), pro syn.
= Luehea laxiflora A.St.-Hil.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 1: 293 (1828)
= Luehea platypetala A.Rich.; Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. 212 (1841)
= Luehea rufescens Benth.; Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 72 (1844)
= Luehea speciosa var. laxiflora K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 156 (1886)
= Luehea tarapotina J.F.Macbr.; Candollea 5: 382 (1934)
species :
Luehea splendens Rusby; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 12 (1896)
Distribution: Bolivia (Beni, La Paz)
83 BOL
species :
Luehea steinbachii Burret; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 827 (1926)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Luehea tomentella Rusby; Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 4: 332 (1907)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
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