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372.0000 Family Polygonaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 82 (1789), nom. cons.
52 genera, ca. 1450 spp.
Species listed in database: 1475; hybrids: 152
= Calligonaceae Khalk.; Dokl. Akad. Nauk Uzbeksk. S.S.R. (1985)(11): 45 (1985)
= Eriogonaceae G.Don; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 3: 580 (1839)
= Persicariaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 473 (1820)
= Rumicaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 554 (1820)
372.2402 Genus Triplaris Loefl. ex L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 881, 1316 (1759)
Distribution: Mexico to Brazil
Species listed in database: 19
= Vellasquezia Bertol.; Fl. Guatimal. 39., t. 11 (1840)
= Blochmannia Rchb.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [H.G.L.Reichenbach] 163 (1828)
species :
Triplaris americana L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 881 (1759)
Name: Palo diablo
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Panama; Cuba [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Atlántico, Chocó, Magdalena, Meta, Putumayo, Santander, Tolima, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Falcon, Merida, Portuguesa, Tachira, Yaracuy, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná)
79 MEX 80 PAN 81 cub his pue trt 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Coccoloba japurana Meisn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(1): 25 (1855)
= Coccoloba schomburgkiana (Benth.) Benth.; Index Kew. 1: 573 (1893)
= Magonia martii (Meisn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 553 (1891)
= Ruprechtia martii Meisn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(1): 58 (1855)
= Triplaris boliviana Britton ex Rusby; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 180 (1900)
= Triplaris brasiliana Cham.; Linnaea 8: 139 (1833)
= Triplaris estriata Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 271 (1898)
= Triplaris euryphylla S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 239 (1919)
= Triplaris filipensis Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 263 (1849)
= Triplaris formicosa S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 444, t. 28, fig. 5-6 (1895)
= Triplaris guanaiensis Rusby; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 111 (1896)
= Triplaris laxa S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 240 (1919)
= Triplaris noli-tangere Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 264 (1849)
= Triplaris pavonii Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 172 (1857)
= Triplaris pyramidalis Jacq.; Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. 13 (1763)
= Triplaris schomburgkiana Benth.; London J. Bot. 4: 628 (1845)
= Triplaris williamsii Rusby; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 235 (1927)
species :
Triplaris caracasana Cham.; Linnaea 8: 137 (1833)
Distribution: Puerto Rico [I]; Colombia (Magdalena); Venezuela (Aragua, Bolívar, Carabobo, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Merida, Miranda, Portuguesa, Yaracuy, Zulia)
81 pue 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Triplaris caracasana var. vargasii Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 172 (1856)
species :
Triplaris cumingiana Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex C.A.Mey.; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2, Bot.): 148 (1845)
Distribution: Thailand [I]; Philippines [I]; Panama; Puerto Rico [I]; Colombia (Antioquia, Bolívar, Boyacá, Cesar, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Santander, Sucre, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Barinas, Merida, Portuguesa, Tachira, Zulia); Ecuador; Peru
41 tha 42 phi 80 PAN 81 pue 82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Triplaris arnottiana Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 176 (1856)
= Triplaris auriculata Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 174 (1856)
= Triplaris guayaquilensis Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 264 (1849)
= Triplaris lindeniana Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 266 (1849)
species :
Triplaris dugandii Brandbyge; Nordic J. Bot. 4(6): 761 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Huila, Putumayo); Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Acre)
82 CLM 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
species :
Triplaris efistulifera Britton ex Rusby; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 129 (1900)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz, Pando)
83 BOL
species :
Triplaris fulva Huber; Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 4: 560 (1906)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Triplaris gardneriana Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 265 (1849)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Santa Cruz); Brazil (Paraná); NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Piauí, Ceara, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Alto Paraná, Central, Concepcion, Itapua, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes, San Pedro)
83 BOL PER 84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Triplaris baturitensis Huber; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 1: 300 (1901)
= Triplaris bonplandiana Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 262 (1849)
= Triplaris guaranitica Chodat; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 393 (1903)
= Triplaris pachau Mart. ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 177 (1856)
= Triplaris pachau var. longipetala Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 177 (1856)
= Triplaris speciosa Taub.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 12(Beibl. 27): 14 (1890)
= Triplaris tomentosa Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 265 (1849)
species :
Triplaris longifolia Huber; Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 4: 559 (1906)
Distribution: Peru; N-Brazil (Acre)
83 PER 84 BRA
species :
Triplaris matogrossensis Brandbyge; Nordic J. Bot. 10(2): 158 (1990)
Distribution: Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Triplaris melaenodendron (Bertol.) Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 5 (1943)
subspecies :
subsp. melaenodendron
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama
79 MEX 80 COS GUA HON NIC PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Polygonum ciliatum Kunze ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 142 (1856), nom. inval.
= Triplaris macombii Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 19: 257 (1894)
= Triplaris macombii var. rufescens Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 20: 293 (1895)
= Velasquezia melaenodendron Bertol.; Fl. Guatimal. 40., t. 11 (1840)
subspecies :
subsp. colombiana (Meisn.) Brandbyge; Nordic J. Bot. 6(5): 566 (1986)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Tolima, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Triplaris colombiana Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 175 (1857)
species :
Triplaris moyobambensis Brandbyge; Nordic J. Bot. 4(6): 763 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Triplaris peruviana Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex C.A.Mey.; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2, Bot.): 149 (1845)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Triplaris physocalyx Brandbyge; Nordic J. Bot. 4(6): 764 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Triplaris poeppigiana Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 265 (1849)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Blochmannia peruviana Poepp. ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 173 pro syn. (1857)
= Triplaris hispida Britton ex Rusby; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 111 (1896)
species :
Triplaris punctata Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 468 (1937)
Distribution: Peru; N-Brazil (Acre)
83 PER 84 BRA
species :
Triplaris purdiei Meisn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(1): 49 (1855)
Distribution: Colombia (Atlántico, Bolívar, La Guajira, Magdalena); Venezuela (Falcon)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Triplaris setosa Rusby; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 237 (1927)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz)
83 BOL PER
variant :
var. woytkowskii Brandbyge; Nordic J. Bot. 6(5): 561 (1986)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Triplaris vestita Rusby; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 236 (1927)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL PER
species :
Triplaris weigeltiana (Rchb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 270 (1898)
Distribution: Mauritius [I]; India [I] (West Bengal [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I]); Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia (Amazonas); Venezuela (Anzoategui?, Apure, Barinas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal?, Miranda, Yaracuy?, Zulia?); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia)
29 mau 40 ind 61 sci 81 trt 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Blochmannia weigeltiana Rchb.; Exsicc. (Weigelt Pl. Surin.) 1827: s. n. (1827)
= Polygonum triandrum Rol. ex Rottb.; Acta Lit. Univ. Hafn. 1: 274 (1778), nom. inval.
= Triplaris martiana Fisch. & C.A.Mey.; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2, Bot.): 149 (1845 publ. 1840)
= Triplaris martiana var. oblongifolia Meisn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(1): 50 (1855)
= Triplaris prognostica Rottb.; Acta Lit. Univ. Hafn. 1: 285 (1778)
= Triplaris siphonopetala H.Gross; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 347 (1913)
= Triplaris surinamensis Cham.; Linnaea 8: 138 (1833), nom. superfl.
= Triplaris surinamensis var. benthamiana Meisn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(1): 50 (1855)
= Triplaris surinamensis var. chamissoana Meisn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(1): 50 (1855)
= Triplaris surinamensis var. crassifolia Benth.; London J. Bot. 4: 628 (1845)
= Triplaris vahliana Fisch. & C.A.Mey.; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2, Bot.): 148 (1845 publ. 1840)
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